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25 Oct 15, Jenny (Australia - temperate climate)

Some varietes do not turn red. Perhaps when cooking add several drops of red food colouring.

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02 Sep 15, mary coleman (Australia - temperate climate)

i live in the illawarra soil is clay can i grow rhubarb in pots or how do you force it thank you

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13 Oct 15, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate)

Have grown rhubarb in a large pot with lots of manure and blood and bone added. Water pretty much everyday in the hot weather as it likes a bit of moisture. Added fine coir to my soil in the pot for water retention. Pretty much can stay in the pot for a year but this depends on big your plant is. I pull the large stalks for cooking which encourages the plant to put out more. Best of luck.

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25 Aug 15, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

I've just bought a plant from the nursery at Virgina Circle opp Checkers can't remember their name now.

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08 Aug 15, anna (Australia - temperate climate)

I keep the liquid to a minimum when cooking rhuburb (chopped into 2 inch long lengths)and stay in the kitchen so i can check it regularly. Nothing worse than overcooked mushy rhubarb. For those watching weight I have cooked it in low calorie lemonade. Once cooked then remove from hotplate and dissolve a small amount of gelatine into liquid. Not enough for it to set the liquid. But just enough for the remaining pink liquid to look the consistency of a syrup

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27 Jun 15, michael mitchell (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

i have bought 5 rhubarb plants recently and I am wondering should I plant them we are probably in for more heavy frosts. These frosts have already damaged some of my succulents and I have had to put these plants under cover to protect them. Thanks for any advice.

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05 Jul 15, Ken (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi, I planted Rhubarb (3 plants) a few months ago and they are doing well and growing albeit a bit slow at the moment. We have had frosts down to -5 recently and it has not effected them Ken

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22 Aug 15, Carol (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hello Did you cover the rhurbarb? Regards Carol

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12 Jun 15, Elaine Beard (Australia - temperate climate)

I have 2 rhubarb crowns that I planted in the summer. They were under a tree with dappled light. The leaves have now gone from the tree.Today I noticed that the crowns have no leaves and do not appear to have growth. Can I lift them and replant else where? We had a very hot summer.

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22 May 15, Sandra (Australia - temperate climate)

When should I harvest rhubarb. Our rhubarb seems to have gone "to seed". Can I harvest it now or is it too late?

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