On Sat, 09 Feb 2019 19:21:22 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Feb 2019 14:59:18 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
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>>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'm looking forward to a new crop in 2020. We enjoy rhubarb sauce,
>>pie and kuchen.
>>
>>Janet US
>
>I have never tasted rhubarb.

Well, there are a lot of things that I haven't tasted. I like sour
things. As a child, we would pull a stalk of rhubarb, sprinkle it
with salt and eat it. (we also ate green apples the same way)
Janet US