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debi_z Springfield, MA(Zone 6a) May 12, 2003

do i take off the flower buds that are forming on my rhubarb? thanks debi. oh it is a 3 year old plant, still small but getting better every year.

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roshana Jacksonville, IL(Zone 5a) May 13, 2003

According to my mother-in-law...yes you do. She does anyway.

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debi_z Springfield, MA(Zone 6a) May 13, 2003

thanks roshana.

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Joan Belfield, ND(Zone 4a) May 13, 2003

Yes, cut them off. Letting them develop this early in the year seems to make the rhubarb woody and unusable. That's been my experience.

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debi_z Springfield, MA(Zone 6a) May 13, 2003

thanks joan

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dguimo Pioneer, CA May 19, 2003

I just had blossoms forming on my three year old rhubarb too, and I cut them off.. I read "somewhere", probably on the web, to remove them, so that is what I did. I'm glad to see here that that is what I was supposed to do.Thanks for posting this. Jacquie

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