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17 Jan 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I would say you hit it with too much fertiliser especially Nitrogen. They recommend 40 ml to 10 L of water - I would think that is for well established plants - cut it back to 10 ml or 20 ml for small plants. If you start will good fertile soil to start with then you don't need to fertilise again until they are well established - if at all.

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06 Jan 18, Shaybe (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted two rhubarb crowns in late winter 2017 and they are growing well. One plant has quite green stalks and the other is a lovely pinky red. Will the green one eventually go red?

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09 Jan 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Maybe different varieties or one more mature than the other. Time will tell.

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09 Jan 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

You may have two different varieties or one is more mature than the other. Time will tell.

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14 Dec 17, M Bray (Australia - temperate climate)

Could I plant rhubarb now & where can obtain estabilished crowns.

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01 Jan 18, Tanya (Australia - temperate climate)

Any garden shops should have them, also supermarkets in their garden section sometimes have them. Or ebay sometimes have them. I brought good crowns from both ebay and from my local supermarket (look in the bulb area) only a month ago

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15 Dec 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Bunnings at Maroochydore Qld had them last week when I was there - so phone your local Bunnings.

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04 Dec 17, Manfred (Australia - temperate climate)

I have a rhubarb plant and the leaves are turning yellow and red, what is wrong here.

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05 Dec 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Try and work out if you have the green leaf or the yellow leaf variety.

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04 Dec 17, Geoff (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My rhubarb has been doing very well for a few years, just north of Sydney, in raised beds. I split them up last year and they have produced heaps of stems. In late November the leaves became dark and hard and crinkled - but stems look OK. I can't find any disease that would cause this. Is it disaster? I have kept water up to them, and the soil was well manured when I replanted them.

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