Annoying rhubarb

Earlier in the summer, I daren't pull many sticks from my rhubarb. It's about 3 years old now, but there weren't that many stems and those stems were generally a bit skinny. Now we're past the last pulling date, the plant has suddenly gone berserk and grown huge, with lovely thick stems. How annoying is that? I hope it's not going to do that every year. No idea what variety it is, but I bought it from a local garden centre so it's likely one of the old traditional varieties, like Timperley or Victoria.

Oh, maybe I'll give it a try then. What I really wanted to do was try that rhubarb cake recipe on this site, because is looks lush. Maybe extra demerara will do the trick

I've just been mulching mine with lawn mowings all year and it obviously likes it.

As long as there are plenty of leaves and sticks left to feed up the crown, I am quite happy to just keep on pulling a few, particularly all through the jamming season as a nice green extra acidic thick stick mixed in to the elderberries,  blackberries etc mash adds that lovely welcome sour "yowzah"  to my jellies.

    As for my rhubarb bakewell - as long as I can still spot enough thin but red stalks, I'll keep tugging them.   Even from my 'specials' which have been allowed to rest since their forced sticks were harvested way back.

As long as I give each crown it's own rich treat when it drops into hibernation, they seem to let me get away with it.

    As for my rhubarb bakewell - as long as I can still spot enough thin but red stalks, I'll keep tugging them.   Even from my 'specials' which have been allowed to rest since their forced sticks were harvested way back.

I like the sound of that - any chance of a recipe?

Made some lovely rhubarb and apple jam yesterday...might have to keep it hidden, because everyone will want some.