I think this unusually dry spring may be causing rhubarb to run to flower ... give them a couple of buckets full of water today and another two next weekend, whether it rains in the meantime or not.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We're on shallow free-draining loam here, and I'm watering trees planted 12 months ago, fruit bushes and shrubs, clematis and vines that are about to flower and produce leaves - that takes a lot of moisture. The problem is, I've almost emptied our water butts
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Martin , agree with Scroggins. Cut flowers off
Personally I think it would be difficult to grow from seed , infact don't known anybody that has done that
If you have a go let us known how you get on
Just been to allotment today and surprised there where some flowers forming on the Rhubarb, so cut them off
Scoggins have you tried forcing rhubard for an early crop ?
I think this unusually dry spring may be causing rhubarb to run to flower ... give them a couple of buckets full of water today and another two next weekend, whether it rains in the meantime or not.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dovefromabove, I think you could be right , did a bit of watering at allotment today but never thought about Rhubarb
We're on shallow free-draining loam here, and I'm watering trees planted 12 months ago, fruit bushes and shrubs, clematis and vines that are about to flower and produce leaves - that takes a lot of moisture. The problem is, I've almost emptied our water butts
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dovefromabove, have you thought about water cubes , I have 3 at the allotment
Never had so many flowers on Rhubarb due to dry spring