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06 Nov 21, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Don't plant it in plastic, they hate that. Use terracotta and it will do well. It likes the airflow. I have mine in a medium terracotta pot and it's loving it. You do have to feed and water it very regularly though in warm weather. It's not a set and forget situation potted up, needs some looking after. But does make a great display.

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06 Nov 21, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My guess is that your soil has too much clay content in it for rhubarb. It does this in heavy soil. I tried to grow it in the ground here, I have very rich, dark soil but it borders on high clay content. My plant suffered until I removed it and potted it up in large terracotta pot with light potting mix. Now it's doing brilliantly. The terracotta keeps the roots cool and stops the crown from rotting. But it has to be watered daily potted up like that as it wilts very easily. I ended up growing my rhubarb and strawberries in pots because they just didn't like the heavy soil. They are producing wonderfully now and make a nice display together. An alternative could be to add a lot of organic material to your soil and plant it into a built up mound for free draining situation.

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10 Nov 21, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Buy some sand or sandy loam soil and mix into your soil and compost.

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10 Sep 21, Helen (USA - Zone 10a climate)

Does rhubarb have to be out of sun lite? Can it grow here in San Diego?

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14 Sep 21, (USA - Zone 5a climate)

Most plants need lots of sunlight. Check what Climate Zone San Diego is in the climate zone section here and look it up if you can grow it.

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06 Aug 21, Iain Robertson (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

Where in Western Cape can we buy Rhubarb, plants to grow?

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02 Jan 22, Adri (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Stodels Bellville had some for sale, not sure if they still have. I bought mine a month ago from them. If they do not have they can get you one or will tell you where to buy it from.

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07 Sep 21, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Try seed selling companies on the net.

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17 Jul 21, David L. (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I live in Howick KZN. I grow rhubarb in deep pots on the north side of our house (probably too hot) in a compost/soil mix regularly watered. Our area has heavy clay about 200mm below the surface, hence the reason for the pots. Our rhubarb grows many thin stalks (5/8mm dia.) quite slowly and many die before getting above 5mm dia.. The picked stalks are tasty if one has sufficient of them. The plants are about three years old and grown from a split off from a crown. Does rhubarb favour any particular soil PH? More or less water? Any particular soil mix? Require any special feeding? What is ideal soil depth? Your guidance would be appreciated. Thank you.

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21 Jul 21, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Try building your garden bed higher or use something to break up the clay - like gypsum or dolomite (I think). ph 5.5 - 6.5. Good soil depth of 12

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