Growing rhubarb? has it started to flower? have no fear, it's easy to remove the flowers, all you need is a sharp knife, trace the flower stalk down to the base of the plant and cut it off as close to the crown as you can, and that's it.
Letting the flowers grow and produce seed won't hurt the plant, but it will affect the harvest you get, plus it takes a while to get a good sized crown at the very least a couple of years from seed to a plant you can get a small harvest from, it's quicker to get a crown and divide it, people often give divided crowns away so keep an eye on free websites (like freecycle etc) and if you have an allotment see if anyone has some spare, maybe swap some plants for a crown.
Here's how to remove the flowers should you already have rhubarb -
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