Rhubarb leaf issue - Ask Extension
Planted rhubarb plants from another gardener last year. A couple of leaves have these spots this year. What is it & how do I treat? Thanks.
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Rhubarb leaf issue #791697
Asked May 19, 2022, 3:31 PM EDT
Planted rhubarb plants from another gardener last year. A couple of leaves have these spots this year. What is it & how do I treat? Thanks.
Dakota County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thank you for writing.
Just pull off those leaves (do not cut them off).
I do not think it is a disease.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/rhubarb/brown-splotches-on-rhubarb.htm#:~:text=Brown%20splotches%20on%20rhubarb%20may,be%20a%20healthy%20growing%20rhubarb.
it looks somewhat like edema of the leaf. can you send closeups of the undersides of two leaves?
Just pull off those leaves (do not cut them off).
I do not think it is a disease.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/rhubarb/brown-splotches-on-rhubarb.htm#:~:text=Brown%20splotches%20on%20rhubarb%20may,be%20a%20healthy%20growing%20rhubarb.
it looks somewhat like edema of the leaf. can you send closeups of the undersides of two leaves?