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08 Aug 15, anna (Australia - temperate climate)

My rhubarb is planted in a spot where it gets maximum sun all day. Garden bed is also elevated to improve drainage with masses of gypsum and good compost to improve clay soil. Re shade loving plants - My favourite shade loving plant is clivea - i have pale yellow flowers and red flowers in July and they brighten up a very shady area. Need snail bait though as snails love the flowers.

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25 Jul 13, Ann lee (Australia - temperate climate)

How do you prevent rhubarb going to seed

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12 Jul 13, (Australia - temperate climate)

what can be added to rhubarb when cooking to neutralize the acid

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20 Oct 13, Robert McCudden (Australia - temperate climate)

I add Arrowroot (Tapioca Flour) to the warm cooked rhubarb. Dissolve half a teaspoon, depending on amount cooked, in the juice of the cooked rhubarb. When dissolved stir into the rhubarb. Works a treat.

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04 Aug 13, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

STRAWBERRIES GO REALLY WELL WITH RHUBARB. MAKES GOOD JAM LIKE THIS AS WELL, AS IT SETS BETTER WITH THE STRAWBERRIES IN IT.

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23 Jun 13, Helen Simmons (Australia - temperate climate)

The outer leaves of my rhubarb keep falling to the ground and eventually die off. Is this normal, is there anything I can o to rectify this problem?

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23 Jun 13, Jill Selwood (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

My rhubarb has very large leaves and very short stems. How do I get it growing the other way round?

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04 Sep 18, Heather Auckram (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

It could be the variety. I grow rhubarb in Southland, where we get winter snows. The variety I grow is Cardinal Crunch. It has short fat stems, rich red in colour and big leaves.

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08 Sep 13, Colleen S. Johnson (New Zealand - temperate climate)

You don't. Rhubarb can vary greatly from the parent plant if grown from seed. Best to get a division from a plant with the characteristics you want.

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08 Jun 13, Pamela (Australia - temperate climate)

Our new rhubarb plants have been growing well, BUT now some of the leaves are starting to yellow. What should we do to rectify this?. They are in soil with organic loam and horse manure mixture.

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