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Rhubarb question

giftgrub · 2011-04-23 13:30:59

I have some rhubarb in the back garden of a house we moved into recently...it looks ready to come up but do i cut it or pull it?

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23-04-2011 2:30pm

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giftgrub

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I have some rhubarb in the back garden of a house we moved into recently...it looks ready to come up but do i cut it or pull it?

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#2 23-04-2011 4:33pm
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giftgrub wrote: »

I have some rhubarb in the back garden of a house we moved into recently...it looks ready to come up but do i cut it or pull it?

Pull, one stem/stalk at a time, peel it away sideways from the base rather than a straight pull up.

What color are the stalks?

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#3 23-04-2011 10:18pm
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Hold it close to the base and pull or else the sticks will break.
Make some custard and enjoy

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#4 23-04-2011 11:48pm
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Just don't eat the leaves. Boiling rhubarb is a great way to shine up saucepans. That Oxalic acid does give it a bit of a kick all right ( hope custard is an alkali !).

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