whats wrong with my rhubarb?

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dno71

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whats wrong with my rhubarb?
« on: June 20, 2010, 21:55 »
hope someone can help I have a lump of rhubarb on my lottie and it started going well at the begining of the season then suddenly stopped leaving about 6-8 sticks on at varying sizes and has not grown for around 3-4 weeks at all.
what do i do to get it going again?

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Livinhope

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Re: whats wrong with my rhubarb?
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2010, 22:18 »
No doubt someone will have the perfect answer but ours is the same and I believe the rhubarb season is coming to the end.

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dno71

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Re: whats wrong with my rhubarb?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2010, 10:33 »
I have the same variety in the garden at home and that is going mental sprouting new sticks every day! :unsure:

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Re: whats wrong with my rhubarb?
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2010, 12:25 »
Give it a good watering with some liquid feed. They are heavy feeders.
Self-sufficient in rasberries and bindweed. Slug pellets can be handy.

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Re: whats wrong with my rhubarb?
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2010, 13:34 »
im having rhubabr issues too. Mine is sending out thin spindly shoots and has had loads of flowers on that I have broken off. Any ideas for me or just feed it and see.
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Re: whats wrong with my rhubarb?
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2010, 14:11 »
The season is coming to an end now I never pick after june in general but it does sound like a good feed is needed .  Pelletted chicken manure hoed in and a good watering for now followed by a heavy mulch of well rotted manure in winter. Jobs a good'un
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Trillium

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Re: whats wrong with my rhubarb?
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2010, 14:27 »
To add to Celtic eagles advice, after you give rhubarb a good feed, stop picking for the year. It needs to recover and will be much better for next year. The leaves you don't pick now will boost overall plant health.


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