Good morning! Have you ever tried forcing rhubarb? You’ll not only get an earlier harvest but the stalks or petioles will be milder in flavor as stored sugars are concentrated in them instead of the leaves. Due to blocked sunlight, the leaves will be pale, but look at how gorgeous the reddish-pink petioles are! (Leaves are toxic!) We usually start to force rhubarb in the Pacific Northwest in January-February and are harvested in March-April. ✳️It’s best to wait for your plants to establish befor