Beginner Gardening: Rhubarb - tell me what you know about it, 0 by jannz2

jannz2 wrote:
Hey Deb...

I'm growing rhubarb -- here in N. Texas...which is kinda unusual because of our heat. However, we do get some cold winters so maybe THAT's why I've had some luck with it. (??) It's been growing for about 3yrs(?) now. And 'yes' -- it does come back every year. I read the other post about waiting to harvest but I've harvested some stalks before now though. I just cut a few off, rinse, cut into small pieces and cook in a small saucepan with a little water, some sugar and strawberries, and add either vanilla extract or even strawberry extract.

I was surprised back in the fall when it sprouted what looked like a broccoli head to me. I had broccoli growing nearby and I thought the two had 'intermingled'. Ha! Someone on this forum explained that what I was looking at was the "seed stalk". They explained if I cut it off down at the base of the stalk that I would get a lot more stalks sprouting. BOY -- were they right. See the pictures.

Edited to add: The picture says 6mos -- but it was just 3mos after I cut the seed stalk.

[BTW -- how do you edit to update a photo on a post?]









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