28 Apr 17 Margaret Jacobs (Australia - temperate climate)
My rhubarb is about 3 years old, but is now producing very thin and short stalks. I have just added manure and compost to the soil, but it doesn't seem to have helped. How can I produce thicker stalks?
Hi Margaret, Is your rhubarb getting enough deep watering? They prefer very deep soil and enough moisture to keep them growing. In my garden I get skinny stalks when my rhubarb is thirsty, and lovely thick stalks when it has adequate water.
30 Apr 17 Giovanni (Australia - temperate climate)
Most of the rhubarb plants available for sale are grown from seed. These can vary in colour from red to green and the stem thickness can vary from not much more than pencil thickness up to 2.5 cm (1") thick.If you have fed the plants well and they have plenty of water and look healthy you may not be able to improve the stem thickness. If you have just applied the compost and manure I would wait until the new growing season spring and see how well they take off then.
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