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10 Jun 16, Don (Australia - temperate climate)

I have 3 small roots of rhubarb produced from dividing a larger one. They are growing well but something is eating the leaves. Looks like caterpillars but there are no signs of them or any other pests on the leaves. Some leaves have been eaten down to the stems. It could possibly be blackbirds. Any idea what it could be?

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26 Jun 16, Alison (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

It will be a possum....they seem to be able to tolerate toxins at this time of year. We never managed to deter them, just had to wait for the Ruhbarb leaves to become more toxic...then the possum moves on to your roses. Alison

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12 May 16, Jill (Australia - temperate climate)

You should be fine growing it in Qld. Its the cold it doesnt like.

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06 May 16, Jeannie (Australia - temperate climate)

Can we grow rubarb here on the Gold Coast ? Itcosts a fortune here to buy in theshops.

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22 Apr 16, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)

Rhubarb loves lots and lots of cool manure - cow is great. You can't put too much of it around the plant.

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18 Apr 16, glenda deschamps (Australia - temperate climate)

We have had our rhubarb in for more than 1 year and the leaves and stalks are growing beautiful but are still green. When will they turn red?

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22 Apr 16, Tempest (Australia - temperate climate)

They won't. It sounds like you have a green-stalk variety of rhubarb. If the stalks aren't even partially red when they first sprout then it's not a red variety. I've got three different red rhubarb varieties and even the dullest colour one had stalks come up with a pinky tinge to it. Do you know what the variety you have is called? Also, whether it was grown from crown or seed? For example I've heard that the Victoria variety can be either red or green, and if it's grown from seed then it's far more likely to end up being green.

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02 Sep 16, longinthetooth (Australia - temperate climate)

The culinary web sites recommend the green varieties, better taste, but quite difficult to find.

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18 Apr 16, Julie (Australia - temperate climate)

We have a rhubarb that doesn't seem to ripen to red stalks it is in a large pot could this be the problem

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15 Apr 16, Janys (Australia - temperate climate)

We have 3 crowns of Rhubarb, they get all the necessary TLC but the stems don,t grow more than 10cm length at maturity and about thumb thick how can I get them to grow longer stems ?

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