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    Rhubarb rhubarb

    Having had a lot of trouble with caterpillars in my brassicas (and thats not easy to say quickly!) Ive found a lot of holes in my rhubarb leaves - is this the same thing? I've actually pulled up the holey leaves and cooked the rhubarb (lovely!) but read somewhere that I should really let it settle for the first year. Still a few stalks growing and the crown looks OK, it was just the leaves that were eaten. What does everyone think? Many thanks dexterdog
    Bernie aka DDL

    Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things
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    I had some caterpillar trouble last year with my peas. and when I pulled them up, they all moved onto my rhubarb!

    I ended up with skeleton leaves on my rhubarb in the end - but it didn't seem to have much effect on the rhubarb. It still came up strong this year.

    My rhubarb was new last year with holey leaves and I just left it all (oh the temptation to eat the rhubarb was hard to resist).

    If I were you, I'd just leave it be - it might look a bit unsightly to leave the holey stems, but I'm sure your rhubarb will benefit if you leave it alone. That's just my opinion though

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      oops slug! I took off the worst offending leaves and stems but have left a few on there. it was lovely, especially with a bit of ginger added! dexterdog
      Bernie aka DDL

      Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things

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