Rhubarb disease. Can anyone help?

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Robster

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Rhubarb disease. Can anyone help?
« on: May 20, 2011, 15:08 »
Two of my rhubarbs have developed orangey brown spots on them.  Some of the leaves are really bad and look like they are dying.  The plants overall look OK.  Can anyone tell me what it is and what I need to do?  These were planted last spring and I did not crop them at all last year and nothing this year either.  Hopefully I have managed to attach a photo.
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mobilekat

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Re: Rhubarb disease. Can anyone help?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2011, 15:23 »
Looks like you have Rust.
Which is best described as ugly, rather than one of those run around screaming my plant is dying diseases.
But can affect different plants too.

I would remove any affected leaves, and throw them in the bin- dont  try to compost them!

Then if its bad you need to consider using a fungicide.
 
Very often quite lost- would be more lost if I could work out where I was!- But always find my way home.....

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Robster

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Re: Rhubarb disease. Can anyone help?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2011, 15:36 »
Thanks Mobilkat.  I think I'll go straight for the fungicide these are not the biggest of plants and I'd like some rhubarb next year.  What do I do to avoid rhubarb rust in the future is it keep moisture off the leaves

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Re: Rhubarb disease. Can anyone help?
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2011, 16:15 »
I think so, as damp patches and fungi go together so well!

Good luck!


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