Rhubarb crowns opening now all around the Rhubarb patch.
Rhubarb thrives better when planted in deeply dug manured ground.
Try not to be tempted to pull any stocks the first year after planting and indeed try not to be tempted to pull too many on its second year either, allow the plants to get established for a couple of years forming nice large crowns. It will reward you well once well established. Remember to pick out any flowering shoots too.
Come winter time its also worth considering bringing in a few roots and forcing them in boxes or pots as I do like my Rhubarb early.
You can of course force the crowns outside too by covering them over with either large pots or barrels and placing straw over and around them.
Give you Rhubarb a top dressing of well-rotted manure every winter too.
For Rhubarb lovers, why not try forcing them so that you can still have that Rhubarb pie before most other peoples have even started to burst through the crowns.
Remember not to bury the crown or the whole lot may rot and die on you. Keep the crown proud of the surface of the soil to avoid the crown from rotting.