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07 Dec 15, Bruce Dobbie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Rhubarb grows well here in Northern Rivers of NSW. The leaves do not colour and they should be ignored anyway. It is the leaf stalk which you are after.

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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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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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