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Post by Leslie on Feb 5, 2003 15:33:11 GMT -5
The thread in the recipe post got me to thinking about rhubarb and how it is grown. I want to grow some this year but how? Do I grow it from seeds or do they sell the plants at a nursery?
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Post by Carolyn on Feb 5, 2003 16:40:04 GMT -5
You should be able to get a root sectoin at a nursery and it'll be way faster than seeds. it's kind of a tuber thingie and it's sooooooo darned easy to grow. Essentially, (1) dig hole, (2) stick in root bundle, (3) cover with dirt, (4) eat rhubarb! I LOVE those no-fail kind of plants.
OOOpppps, forgot to add that the root and leaves of the rhubarb are poisonous, only eat the stalk!
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Post by Natooke on Feb 18, 2003 13:06:59 GMT -5
I love rhubarb saft ;D has anyone made it here?
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Post by Carolyn on Feb 18, 2003 14:06:48 GMT -5
Did NOT see rhubarb saft on our Konsum shelves. Maybe it's a regional taste? Sounds great to me.
Also stewed rhubarb with sugar and cream, mmmmm. Or do that and then put a crump topping on it, bake it in the oven and then serve with vanilla ice cream.
And for those with small children, who may become constipated, both stewed rhubarb and strawberries, which go together extremely well, by the way, are great for giving children when they're kind of bound up.
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Post by Natooke on Feb 19, 2003 6:25:38 GMT -5
I think the name brand is called Önos they do make other assortments & rhubarb is one.
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Post by Leslie on May 2, 2003 4:23:13 GMT -5
wanted to report back about my rhubarb! I bought, a couple of weeks ago, from Plantagen a small rhubarb plant and it has already shot up! I haven't even gotten it in the ground yet. I have hesitated because of the cold weather. But think I will finally get everything planted this weekend! Can't wait for rhubarb pie!!
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Post by Carolyn on May 2, 2003 5:48:18 GMT -5
Like I told you, rhubarb, once it gets established, grows so freely and quickly that to kill it, you darned near need to soak it with gasoline and torch it, and even then, I'll bet you it appears again!
Fortunately, Bonnie here seems to get an excess of rhubarb and has promised me some of the overspill, so I'll be a happy person this year.
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Post by Bonnie on May 3, 2003 1:57:45 GMT -5
And it's growing FAST in all this rain.. might have some for ya for the kaffe klatch*S* ;D
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