In article >,
says...
>
> After decades of service, my old rhubarb died. It used to produce
> really broad stalks and lots of them
> I replaced it a couple of years ago but all the new plant produced
> were blossom stalks and a few skinny stalks.
>
> I ordered a new rhubarb yesterday. It promises to produce few or no
> blossom stalks. It looks like it will produce nice broad stalks.
> https://www.growerssolution.com/rhub...e-rhubarb.html
> Until I started looking around online for rhubarb I didn't realize
> that some rhubarb has a nasty habit of producing a lot of blossom
> stalks. The blossom stalks steal all the plant energy and the stalks
> themselves are throw aways.

I just pull them off as soon as I spot them.

This morning I noticed new buds on my rhubarb, and put a big pot over
it to force some tender early stems.

My grandfather taught me to dig a really big planting pit for rhubarb
and fill it with a lot of biodegradable material that will decay slowly
over years providing a longterm food supply. I use manure, roadkill,
bones abandoned by dog, old leather (boots, belts, bags) and old wool
(blankets, sheep fleece,clothes).

Janet UK