Hi, I am trying to grow my rhubarb in Tenerife. At the moment the temp is high and am protecting the plant from the afternoon sun and wind which is hot. Its still quite new and in its first year, I could do with some tips to keep it free from bugs and also keeping it in good growing order with the amount of water to give it so that a. I don't over water or b, underwater when the leaves and stalks droop. Would I be better with a forcing jar, at the monent its in a large bucket. Can anyone advise.
Can anyone tell me whether I can compost large rhubarb leaves? I've been given conflicting advice from books ,so wonder if Monty Don uses them on his super heap? Iknow about the oxalic acid content in leaves-but is this broken down in the composting process? Thanks in anticipation!
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My rhubarb has started producing very red, almost purple, leaves this year. Does anyone know why this would happen?