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29 Mar 15, Margaret (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, my plants are ready to split, what fertiliser should I use? I live in Western Australia on Coast near fremantle

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18 Mar 15, Bob Dempster (Australia - temperate climate)

My rhubarb stems do not seem to be turning the red that it usually is, could you help please

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25 Mar 15, Annie (Australia - temperate climate)

what variety do you have? Some are more green in colour.

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14 Mar 15, Cynthia (Australia - temperate climate)

While harvesting my rhubarb I accidently broke the crown off of the plant. Is that the end of my lovely plant?

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11 Mar 15, Helen Dunn (Australia - temperate climate)

I am having same problem as Gerald, healthy 18 monthold plant now with leaves turning yellow /brown & stem rotting. Some ants on plant but no sign of bugs. 50% white shadecloth on wire fence to protect from wind & strong sun. Does anyone know remedy as I lost a beautiful plant this way some years ago?

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01 Mar 15, Ian Hitchman (Australia - temperate climate)

I had a very healthy rhubarb plant growing extremely well for 18 months. Have been picking beautiful stalks for the past 4months. All of a sudden during a patch of hot weather (33 to 36 deg c) the plant has died. Was the weather just too hot or have I done something wrong. I thought I was giving it plenty of TLC.

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08 Feb 15, Marion Mc Neill (Australia - temperate climate)

Hello , how do you know when to pick rhubarb to eat thank you

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15 Feb 15, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate)

When the stalks of the plant is big enough, pull it and remove the leaves.

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25 Jan 15, Gordo (Australia - temperate climate)

When I was a young child in Scotland my 'job' was to empty the teapot on the rhubarb patch. I don't think it ever got any fertilizer as that was another of my occasional 'jobs' on other parts of the garden. The plants were cut back before the snow and covered with buckets until spring. We had mountains of the rhubarb for most of the year as well as jam in the cold part.

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31 Dec 14, Peggy (Australia - temperate climate)

Last year I bought a nasty looking plant, $2.00 what the heck. Planted it in a sunny spot mostly out of the wind, The soil is top soil scrapped off a building site in the back yard. 3/4 bag of 'Wooley Beasts sheep poo' from shearing sheds dug through and rain water. It got 2 metres across and 60 cm high. Mad thing - I had to shift the lettuce and the spring onions. I just let it have its way. This year - yum!. Nanna always said cow manure was the feed for rhubarb. Sheep poo yeeehaaa.

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