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26 Dec 17, Astrid (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

I saw some recently at Colourful Splendour Nursery in the Craighall Park area. It was the “Victoria” variety. Any Garden Shop should also be able to source for you - they get their stock from Doonholm nursery under the brand Healthy Living Herbs.

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14 Dec 17, M Bray (Australia - temperate climate)

Could I plant rhubarb now & where can obtain estabilished crowns.

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01 Jan 18, Tanya (Australia - temperate climate)

Any garden shops should have them, also supermarkets in their garden section sometimes have them. Or ebay sometimes have them. I brought good crowns from both ebay and from my local supermarket (look in the bulb area) only a month ago

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15 Dec 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Bunnings at Maroochydore Qld had them last week when I was there - so phone your local Bunnings.

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04 Dec 17, Manfred (Australia - temperate climate)

I have a rhubarb plant and the leaves are turning yellow and red, what is wrong here.

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05 Dec 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Try and work out if you have the green leaf or the yellow leaf variety.

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04 Dec 17, Geoff (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My rhubarb has been doing very well for a few years, just north of Sydney, in raised beds. I split them up last year and they have produced heaps of stems. In late November the leaves became dark and hard and crinkled - but stems look OK. I can't find any disease that would cause this. Is it disaster? I have kept water up to them, and the soil was well manured when I replanted them.

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05 Dec 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Did you have any really hot dry days - like a dry hot NW wind. This could/would burn them.

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28 Nov 17, Sandy (USA - Zone 8b climate)

I got a clump of rhubarb from my sister this summer. I have a brick planter in the front yard that had some room, so I planted it there, beside an artichoke plant. Gave it a good dose of vitamin B1, kept it well watered and it has been doing very well, looking very healthy, and, all of a sudden, it turned yellow. It started turning yellow in October. Could it be, it needs more water (I haven't been watering it much, now that it is looking so good)? Could it be the frost (we have had a few frosty mornings. Just in case it's the frost, I've been covering it at night. Thank you for any insight that can be offered.

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26 Feb 21, Carol Nevius Jones (USA - Zone 9b climate)

Rhubarb goes dormant in winter and regrow in Spring. Yellowing after a frost is normal.

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