With the past two weeks of glorious sunshine, the rhubarb went into action and produced four stunning blooms. It does slow production to a near standstill, but luckily I have another 8 plants which don’t flower. I even managed to pick 3 kilos of prime rhubarb to sell to the local restaurant – the first time I’ve sold anything from the garden! Let’s hope it’s the beginning of a good season.
townie said
This is the first time I have ever seen rhubarb which has flowered… thanks for sharing
missy said
Never knew they were so beautiful. Wonderful blog, I have just found you and will definatly be back for an update soon, missy
Scarlet said
Welcome, Missy … especially as you share a nickname with my daughter!
Dagny McKinley said
Congrats on selling food from your garden. Being sustainable is one thing, but being able to bring in a little money helps keep the garden growing.
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Rick Smith said
I have some rhubarb that is begining to grow flowers like the picture above.should I cut them out or is it ok to leave them there?
Scarlet said
Welcome Rick,
A serious grower would cut them off. As you can imagine, allowing the plant to produce such a magnificent flower will necessarily mean a lot less energy can go into growing tasty rhubarb stalks for you. As I have a dozen plants, I allow one of them to flower because they’re so lovely!
eagoodlife said
Beautiful!! Best and most impressive I’ve ever seen! Of course you should cut them off but hey why not enjoy the beauty?!
Thomas Pedersen said
You should cut the flowers off.
Tests have shown that if they are left with flowers one year, it will reduce the growth by 25% the next year.
The flower can be nice, but I think it is only during may.