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yellow rhubarb roots

katemorgankatemorgan Posts: 23
in Fruit & veg

I have not grown rhubarb before and I have just been digging over some ground where Rhubarb has been growing. I see that the roots are yellow and soggy, does that mean the plants are/were diseased ?

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  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698

    Rhubarb roots are pinkish yellow but usually dense and fairly hard. You need a mattock to get through them. You don't mention any leaves. How long ago was rhubarb actively grown in that spot?

  • katemorgankatemorgan Posts: 23

    Don't really know how long the plants have been there as we have just moved into the house, at a guess 4/5 years. the leaves looked OK altho one plant  was going to seed. Maybe it would be just as easy and safe to replace the plants with new stock.image  

  • katemorgankatemorgan Posts: 23

    Thank you Ceres for your interest.

  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698

    This RHS page might help you with the rhubarb conundrum.

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=544

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