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Went out today and noticed that my rhubarb had flowered, is this normal and what has caused this? & what should I do?
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Lots of us have been experiencing this problem recently. Cut the flower stalk off.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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Mine did the same within a week. I cut it off and now the whole plant is thriving.
Bernie aka DDL
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Get that flower stalk off, give the plant a good feed it will thrive after that.
It's been a weird year for Rhubarb, lots are throwing up flower stalks.!Blogging at..... www.thecynicalgardener.wordpress.comComment
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I did take 5 cuttings off it last year,and they are all doing well. I guess that could have affected it. I'll cut the flower stalk off asap
thanks peepsComment
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Noooooo,
dont cut it, pull it off just as you would a stalk of rhubarb, If you cut it you risk the nub rotting down into the crown.Comment
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oh thanks pigletwillie,will doComment
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PW is right, always pull rhubarb - to remove the flower - AND to eat it.
It can be due to the dry spring we had (up till a week or two back) or it can be due to the variety - some are very prone to bolting.Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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mine started to flower as well, but then i just pulled them off and added them to my compost heap. Now I have at least 6 gallon sized freezer bags full of teh chopped fruit
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I didn't know you had to pull rhubarb rather than cut it. You live and learn....especially watching this forum. Ta 4 that one."Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves." Helen Keller
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