Hollow stalks of rhubarb

Question

I am cutting my first stalks of rhubarb today, and all of the stalks are hollow. What is wrong? Did a wait too long to cut it? Is It any good to use in pies? I live in NE TN. These two plants are 3 years old. Thanks, Becky

Answer 1

Yes, the later harvesting resulted in hollow stems. Don't worry you can still use the Rhubarb.

Here is a link with more information.

https://hort.purdue.edu/ext/rhubarb.html