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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: DonnaM on June 15, 2011, 20:33

Title: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: DonnaM on June 15, 2011, 20:33

Is it a good idea to put rhubarb leaves on the compost heap?
I know they are poisonous to eat but are they also bad for the heap and next years plants?
Just curious as I cant get my rhubarb to grow!

Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: Yorkie on June 15, 2011, 20:35

They're fine on the compost heap

Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: mumofstig on June 15, 2011, 20:35

they're fine in the compost heap  :)

snap...nearly word for word as well  :lol:

Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: RichardA on June 15, 2011, 23:07

yes put them on
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Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: DonnaM on June 16, 2011, 09:36

I would if I could get it to grow!
Was just curious as my next door neighbour fished it all back out of hers when I put some leaves on Id had given with the rhubarb still attached :)

Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: noshed on June 16, 2011, 09:47

Is your rhubarb a new plant? Rhubarb does like a lot of food so mulch it well with good compost/rotted manure and water it well until it gets established. If it's an old plant it might do with being divided in the autumn.
Usually it's quite hard to get rhubarb to stop growing.

Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: DonnaM on June 16, 2011, 13:19

Thanks  :)

Ive tried new ones bought as rots and seeds.
Now Im not sure if a few of the seeds have made an effort. There are a couple coming up they have two rounded leaves and a red stem. Might this be rhubarb or just more weeds?

Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: Yorkie on June 16, 2011, 20:29

Sounds promising, see what the next few leaves look like.

Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: DonnaM on June 17, 2011, 09:41

They are green leaves with red stems and a few red veins on them?
Is that rhubarb? If so a few have come up :)

Title: Re: Rhubarb leaves
Post by: noshed on June 17, 2011, 10:20

It probably is. The leaves unfurl quite spectacularly