[Baldy]

My timperly early is going great guns. Have had so much from it already that I've started on the vodka + ginger + rhubarb recipe that a friend on the plot passed on to me - only so much crumble that I can cope with. However, I grew some Victoria from seed (just to see if I could) and 66% of the plants (2) have decided to go to seed this year (their second).
So, I've removed seed heads from one but left it on the other - as I'm told they can go mighty high and look quite impressive. Anyhow, friend on the plot has had one of his plants go to seed 2 years running so is composting it.
My question is this (finally) - if your rhubarb plant goes to seed (repeatedly) is it worth keeping or should you just give up on it?

Cheers,
Balders

[Yorkie]

This has happened to my plants the last few years. I do remove the flower stems when possible and the plant is OK. Make sure you feed it well, and I see no reason to hoik it out.

[Annen]

I thought that rhubarb always goes to seed every year if it is warm.  I just snap the flower heads off as soon as I see them.

[jondav14]

just remove the flower heads

[Robster]

I had  a similar thing.  A newly planted crown threw up seed heads for the first three years.  This year it has not done so and for the first time looks like a reasonable crop.  Up the lotty I have a really mature big rhubarb that seems only occasionally to put up a seed head.  So i'd persevere and just take the heads of if and when they appear

[Armleywhite]

I inherited a few healthy older plants and each year have produced seed heads.  I've just removed the heads and had good crops of Rhubarb each time. 

[Christine]

It's something to do with temperature I'm told. If you've had a warm spring, yep the plant will flower. Nothing to worry about - as others said, just dead head the plants.