Janet, I find it unusual your rhubarb died...it has been my experience that you can do anything
to the plants and they never die. ;-))

Mine used to produce blossom stalks, but I just cut those off or pulled them out, and would
have rhubarb most of the spring and summer. Although the early stuff was the best.

Have you ever had rhubarb sauce on chocolate cake? I had a neighbor who asked for that
dessert every year on his birthday. It's pretty tasty.

N.