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Rhubarb leaves snapped off

ian.hayesian.hayes Posts: 7
in Problem solving
I have several rhubarb plants in my garden that I thought were doing well.  Only this morning I’ve found that most of the leaves have been snapped off. Any suggestions on who the culprit might be, and any measures I can take to protect the rhubarb?

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  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Never had that problem. Ours are growing well and have picked for some weeks now. Can't think that rabbits would be the culprit.
    Could slugs/snails eating lower down on the stems?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited March 2023
    We had a similar problem one year when we had a bird feeder nearby … the rhubarb was near a fence where the woodpigeons waited for the goldfinches to alight on the feeder and start throwing discarded seed around … the woodpigeons seemed to think that the rhubarb leaves would bear their weight as they flew down from the fence to pick up stray sunflower seeds that had landed on the leaves … they were mistaken 🙄  


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    Wind does that to mine
  • M33R4M33R4 Posts: 291
    Dovefromabove said:
    We had a similar problem one year when we had a bird feeder nearby …  

    That explains my issue with broken rhubard leaves too  :/
    I wish I could garden all year round!
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