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07 Mar 14 (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

This morning I found all the stema of one plant limp and lying on the soil and the leaves, were discoloured and looking sick. I have 2 other crowns in the same area and despite applying liquid fertilisers and solid manures they have not produced any significant growth. There is a fig tree about 2 metre away.

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24 Mar 14 Charlie (Australia - temperate climate)

I have 6 plants in a very similar condition & treated them similarly to you. They used to grow quite strongly in the past. I have today dug them up to plant in another part of the garden. This will be just trial & error at this stage. Will be interesting to see if it makes any difference. One thing I did find when digging the area was 4 curl grubs, but I don't think there were enough to cause the problem?

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26 Apr 14 Newcomer (Australia - temperate climate)

"Be sure to mix compost, rotted manure, or anything high in organic matter in the soil. Rhubarb plants are heavy feeders and need this organic matter. Don't add a chemical fertilizer when planting rhubarb or during the first year of growth. Direct contact with nitrates can kill your rhubarb plants." (source: almanac.com/plant/rhubarb)

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