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22 Sep 16, Janeen (Australia - temperate climate)

My rhubarb has healthy leaves but very short stems. How can I encourage the stems to grow much longer?

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10 Jun 17, Paul Ryan (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I planted new Rhubarb in the ground and used old poultry manure to feed them, it took two seasons for the plants to grow large stems. If you have new plants it will take a few seasons for them to do much better. Water daily and good luck

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08 Sep 16, kathy (Australia - temperate climate)

is it best to snap the stems of or snip them

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27 Oct 16, Tempest (Australia - temperate climate)

Pull them off at the base of the stalk. If you cut them, it leaves an open 'wound' for disease to get into the rhubarb plant.

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04 Sep 16, Greig Thomas (Australia - temperate climate)

We have rhubarb growing but the stems are large but still green how long before the turn pink so we can pick them?

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16 Nov 16, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Hello Greig, AS a lot of rhubarb is grown from seed it can be very variable in stem colour. I understand greenish stems are just as flavourful but less appealing. put a little bit of cochineal (red food colouring) or raspberry cordial in the pot when you are cooking it to enhance the appearance. trust this helps.

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09 Sep 16, Polly J (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

There is a variety of rhubarb that has green stems and it actually is milder than the red stem variety. So pick and enjoy.

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09 Nov 16, Rebecca (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Gold Coast here.. Usually my rhubarb carks it after 12 mths or so.. doesn't like sea level humidity. When I cook the green stem varieties, I simply add a drop of cochineal once cooled down to change colour to the red..(which is more attractive.)

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11 Aug 16, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Go for trays. I have never heard of rhubarb by seed always corm. In trays at least you can keep an eye on it and know what is happening throwing seed into the soil sometimes is taking too much of a chance with birds, mice, rotting etc..especially with odd things like this.

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03 Aug 16, Chrostopher White (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi I have just found the site and have a packet of seed, do I plant direct or trays.

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