2024 - Picked my first.........

Just looked Paultons Pride up. Never heard of it before. I think your neighbour has a young plant or a struggling plant (needs splitting? ) . From my quick research. Skinny short stems weren’t mentioned. I’m quite tempted. A long season slightly sweeter rhubarb sounds good to me. But then a short season rhubarb is much better for my waistline.

Paulton's Pride is mine. Nextdoor's is bog standard 3ft high monster. I too thought a longer cropping, sweeter rhubarb would be great but the first couple of years after planting were definitely a disappointment.  It was weak and very needy. It's established now, less needy, but the stalks are only a foot, if that long. It does crop longer. Maybe I should feed it more but my old rhubarb never got special care. The sweeter stalks are OK but they have lost the 'rhubarby' acid tang that normal rhubarb has. It's good if mixed with nextdoor's though.

You’ve talked me out of my temptation. Thanks JJB     . Nothing worse than a prima Donna rhubarb, she’s all yours