[LittleSlugInTheNorth]

How can you tell rhubarb is ready to harvest? Perhaps I am being impatient but ours looks like the right size and colour to get some on the go. Yum...

[sunshineband]

Sounds OK to me! I pull ours when the leaves are big and open, pulling the stalks out at the crown so there is no bit left to rot 

[matron]

We've been picking ours for a couple of weeks. Can't keep on top of it.

[LittleSlugInTheNorth]

Thanks for the advice - sounds like the green light! 

[sunshineband]

Rhubarb tomorrow then? 

[LittleSlugInTheNorth]

Yup! Bring on the crumble!

[Paul Plots]

How pink is your rhubarb?

Mine looks just a bit greener than I thought it ought! 

[DD.]

Depends on the variety.

[sunshineband]

How pink is your rhubarb?

Mine looks just a bit greener than I thought it ought! 

My dad's is quite green but cooks up OK. As DD says, different varieties are more or less red/pink/green.

[Stripey_cat]

If you're comparing it to the shop-bought sorts, they're mostly forced in the dark so they don't develop any green anyway.

[sunshineband]

If you're comparing it to the shop-bought sorts, they're mostly forced in the dark so they don't develop any green anyway.

Good point 

[barney rubble]

Mine comes up all shades (but I bought lots of unmarked crowns from a garden centre late in the year). It all tastes yummy tho.  Enjoy!

[Paul Plots]

Rhubarb crumble and then steamed pudding it is then 
Thanks.