Rhubarb not doing well

My rhubarb isn’t doing well. The soil is sandy with natural compost and store bought top soil. The plant started out well,but the stems got week and have fallen over. Leaves haves turned yellow. The plant get sun and shade…

Spindly Rhubarb

I planted a rhubarb crown about 2 years ago. (springtime) It produced big, beefy red stalks that same year. Last year the stalks appeared but were thinner and not as many as before. This year there are more stalks but…

rhubarb

I have 1 rhubarb plant now 5 years and a 2nd one 4yrs. Climate zone? I live in Toronto. The plants are in good nutrient soil with mostly sun and some shade. I’ve feed them both 2-3 banana peels once…

Is this rhubarb?

I have this plant in my backyard garden. could you tell me if it is rhubarb? Is it edable? Thanks a lot.…

Rhubarb rust*

Composted some infected leaves before I knew what it was. Can I use this compost in pots and containers without compromising the health of the plants, and/or spreading the disease…

Perennial vegetables

Hi, What are some of the perennials vegetables that we can grow in Toronto? Preferably non-root vegy types, like rhubarb and asparagus. My site is part shade. Thanks! Trung…

Transplanting plants from a termite zone

Hi there. I live in Toronto east beach district. In 3 weeks I am moving to northern Ontario. The beach is a termite zone. I would like to take a few plants from my garden with me particularly my dads…

Identification of round eggs on soil in planters

I have been finding round eggs (about 0.5 cm diameter or smaller) on the soil in several planters and in the larger planter boxes (4 ft wide x 2.5 feet deep by 3 feet high) in the backyard. They are…

Beetle/Bug exoskeleton identification

I live in North York. We planted 3 rhubarb plants and 3 cucumber plants this summer in 2 planting boxes (36 inches high by 29 inches deep by 52 inches long) that are on either side of the walkout area…

Tree Peony Not Blooming

We have a peony tree that, to my recollection, has never blossomed in the 24 years we’ve been here. The tree is older because we inherited it with the house. We live in zone 5 and the tree has been…