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caroline7758

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Stumpy rhubarb
« on: April 23, 2015, 20:10:20 »
Most of my rhubarb seems to be short and stumpy - not many long, thin stems. Anyone know what might cause this? The leaves look as big as ever!

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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2015, 20:34:08 »
Just wait till we get proper downpour....and things get moving, the stalks won't be stumpy no more! :icon_cheers:

Mine are exactly same at the moment.

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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2015, 21:06:56 »
I agree with goodlfe mine was looking stumpy so i gave it copious amounts of water this week because it's been so warm and dry and it's now looking much improved.
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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2015, 21:35:52 »
its been very dry here in clacton ive been watering my rhubarb and it seems to be fine other plots that havent its got stressed and alreeady flowering with short stumpy growth hope this helps
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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2015, 21:40:31 »
Mine's short and thin, so you're a step ahead of me!

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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2015, 21:51:11 »
Mine's short and thin, so you're a step ahead of me!
this was mime last month
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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2015, 04:38:23 »
I'd post a picture of mine, but you'd need a magnifying glass to see it.

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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2015, 12:52:59 »
My rhubarb has been much better since I started mega amounts of feeding prompted by posts on here.   I put piles of weeds underneath them all summer.  Dandelions are particularly good.  Each plant then got a bucket of manure as well.  I then put a compost bin over a couple of plants.  The stems are two feet long with nice thick stems. 

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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2015, 18:26:20 »
Thanks for the replies- maybe I'm just being impatient!

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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2015, 13:00:20 »
this is my stumpy rhubarb the tall stuff i couldnt reach to pull it lol :blob7:
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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2015, 14:45:37 »
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this is my stumpy rhubarb the tall stuff i couldnt reach to pull it lol :blob7:
You won't need many of those to fill pan up. Mine does grow like that too..normally...now they are just waiting some rain, which has just started while I'm typing, and then there is no holding them back...my rhubarbs will look more like 'gunnera'  :glasses9:

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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2015, 23:01:04 »
I'm so jealous!

Mine are literally a couple of 4 or 5 inch stalks, the thickness of my thumb, and the biggest leaves are smaller than my (small) hand.

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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2015, 07:09:01 »
I'm so jealous!

Mine are literally a couple of 4 or 5 inch stalks, the thickness of my thumb, and the biggest leaves are smaller than my (small) hand.
   maybe you have a later variety we have light sandt soil here so it warms up very fast :toothy10:
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Re: Stumpy rhubarb
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2015, 10:23:34 »
Mine has gone from  stumpy to about a foot long in the last week. A bucket of water every visit seems to be the trick.

 

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