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08 May 20, M (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have never grown it although my mother did nearly 60 yrs ago. Holes in it would be some kind of caterpillar/grub, the brown could be leaves dying off or lack of water. Thin stalks would be lack of nutrient, maybe the same for woody stalks. Maybe time to replant it somewhere (if possible) into new rich soil and keep the water up to it and a fert feed now and again.

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05 May 20, Rossana Parker (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)

Can grow rhubarb in a big pot? And which area in the garden can I place it? Thank you.

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08 Jun 20, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

It grows fine in a big pot and is happy in semi-shared areas.

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03 May 20, Pat Collins (Australia - temperate climate)

I belong to a community garden and we have been using lots of fresh horse manure to feed our rhubarb and other plants. Last year our rhubarb seemed to get very weak and then developed root rot. Would this be due to the manure being too acid? our soil is quite clayey.

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05 May 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Manures need to break down into compost before applying to the soil and then mixed into the soil. Manures are a great soil condition builder. Puts fibre back into the soil and opens it up to heat, light, water draining easily etc. Or you could put the fresh manure in a big tub/bin/drum and top up with water, after a week or two you could drain off the liquid and apply that. Stir the water/manure while it is soaking. Better to apply compost or broken down manures.

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28 Apr 20, Kristen (USA - Zone 6a climate)

Is it too late to plant rhubarb from plants this year in my zone? The chart above says March. Or should I wait until next year? Thank you!

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27 Apr 20, Chris Calvert (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Our plants were from an earlier patch that was at least 50 years old. We have had them for about 3 years and are harvesting them almost all year. They slow down a bit in winter but we still get feeds off them then. They now get tons of manure and pellets with mulch over the coldest part of the year and they are grown in a substantial raised bed with frequent watering (not sure the watering is required as frequently but we do it when the leaves wilt a bit). The raised garden is still settling so I am hoping the watering can slow down a bit as the soil compacts and retains more of the water.

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23 Apr 20, Michael G (Australia - temperate climate)

I am in Adelaide and have just seeded rhubarb. Am I too early or will they turn into crowns to plant in spring?

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08 Apr 20, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)

What about growing rhubarb in the San Francisco Bay Area - Oakland - South/across the bay from SF?

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23 Mar 20, gary ellard (Australia - temperate climate)

have been growing rhubarb in a 2mtr square wicking bed. Have shreddard old horse manure and placed it on top of the bed as a mulch. Before i did this , i was cultivating stalks regularly but then the leaves turned red and i lost the lot. I was led to believe rhubarb loves manure of horse. Have i done any thing wrong?

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