"tenchman" wrote in message
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Hi Group,

My productive rhubarb has thrown up a large seed head, which has raised
the following questions.
1. Should it be removed and how?
2. Is it safe to keep harvesting the crop?
3. Is this a sign that the root needs splitting ( its been there for
years)
4. Could it be overfed? (its growing next to the compost bin and gets a
regular supply compost leaching.

Please can anyone advise me on this.

Not sure I'm really qualified to answer, but:-

I would remove it, the seed head that is, I don't think it will affect the
quality of the rhubarb which is left, but if you do eat it and you die, I'm
obviously wrong!(:-)

It would be helpfull to split the root but this is not the right time to do
it, wait until the late winter, early spring.

I would not think it is due to overfeeding, more like it's telling you to
split it.

Alan


Thanks in advance to all those that take the time to reply.


David.