Ask Gerry

What should I put on rhurbarb now to feed it for next year. I cannot get old horse manure. I was wondering if "sea mun gus" (fish-seaweed-humic acid. would suffice.

I'm very pleaaed with my rhubarb as it's been very plentiful this year. I am now wondering when I should stop pulling it?

Can you eat rhubarb the first year of planting?

I had bought a rhubarb plant to grow at the back of my shed about two months ago.. in the first few weeks it was doing great the leaves were growing.. then a few weeks later the plant just died all of a sudden? what may have caused it to die.? please help as i would like to grow some more next year..?

When does rhubarb stop growing? I have had a very short season of it this year and now it seems to have some disease like the stems have a guey spit on it and when i cut it the rhubarb seems brown in places inside.

When is the best time to divide rhubarb?

I would appear to have an infestion of shiny green (metalic looking) beetles eating my rhubarb leaves, just spotted them on Saturday and they are going mad for the leaves. I'm afraid they will spread to nearby strawberry beds, how do I get rid of them and what are they?

For a second year flowers have appeared on rhubarb plants, have cut them out but wonder what conditions are causing flowers to appear in the first place. I understand the plant wastes energy flowering at the expense of the fruit.

I have read all the posts relating to growing rhubarb and wonder if it's possible to grow rhubarb in a container as there are very limited sunny spaces in my garden.

I read the piece on how to grow rhubarb - I would like to bring a stool of rhubarb from one house to another. Is now the time to do it. How do you know where to cut it and what does "crown" mean?. I have a small garden to put the new rhubarb in and am wondering if I should put it in a container rather than in the ground so that it does not take over. Why is it that people put ashes on rhubarb?.

I have loads of rhurarb in the garden can it be stewed and put in the freezer.

Shiny green beetle eating rhubarb leaves. How do you get rid of it?

The attached photo shows a mettalic green and/or gold beetle of about 5mm, that I cannot identify, which is destroying my Victoria rhubarb. What is the name of the beetle and how can I control it?

Can you compost rhubarb leaves?

I know they are poisonous to humans but are there any good reasons why I should not spread rhubarb leaves around the foot of other plants to prevent weeds from coming up?