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15 Jul 17, Jan Quirk (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

A friend gave me a healthy looking bunch of rhubarb with leaves intact. I have heard that it is not good to eat the stems if they have had frost on them as the toxin is forced down the stalk from the leaf, is this true? Thank you

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19 Jul 17, (Australia - temperate climate)

never heard of this before only leaves are poisonous

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11 Jul 17, Carole Leonard (Australia - temperate climate)

Can l grow rhubarb in a pot ? If so what is the best way to go about it?

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23 Jul 17, Jasmine (Australia - temperate climate)

I have had good success growing rhubarb in wicker bed pots (they are like a big self watering pot). I kept 2 plants in regular pots and they barely survived, but my plants in the wicker pots thrived. Google wicker pots if you haven't heard of them and there is plenty of good info on how to make them

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15 Jul 17, Sam (Australia - tropical climate)

Not recommended for pots. I tried over the years in Adelaide and had the most success in the ground.

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14 Jul 17, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Rhubarb like lots of manure, a good water supply and cool roots. If you can provide this in a large tub there is no reason why not

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14 Jun 17, Andy Charlton (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi live in Goulburn NSW which is best time to grow from seed and how to thank you

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15 Jun 17, Sean (Australia - temperate climate)

i would sow rhubarb seed in the spring when the weather starts to warm up. Seeds need to be lightly covered with soil and kept moist. Spring sowing will give the plants a chance to attain some size before the following winter. Seedlings can be very variable from green to red stalks and from thin to thick stalks. Discard the seedlings after the season that don't meet your requirements.

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11 Jun 17, Joanne Smith (Australia - temperate climate)

My rhubarb is mostly leaves. Huge leaves and very short stalks??anything I can do to change this?

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12 Jun 17, Giovanni (Australia - temperate climate)

Nearly all of the rhubarb available is grown from seed which means that growth can be variable. An excess of nitrogen can also cause excessive leaf growth as well so don't fertilise this winter and see if the stalks are bigger next season.

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