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How does rhubarb grow?

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#1 ·
If you cut stalks off throughout the growing season, will new stalks take their place?

My mother in law asked if her sister could have some this morning. We were out of town for the day. I said sure but not too much because this is only the second year after transplant and I already took close to half of the plants. Well, I just got home and my plants look hacked! Some things just really set me off and this is one. My plants looked so nice and bushy this morning but now they look terrible to say the least.
 
#2 ·
Yup they will keep replacing the cut stalks. I cut half my plant away when I'm harvesting and it fills back in pretty quickly.

In the second year you shouldn't take too much as they are still getting established. Mine are ancient monsters so I'm not worried about affecting the plants vigor but cutting too much.