Re: When is rhubarb ripe?
Thank you Lon! I am salivating already...
Nan
>You can use it as soon as it's big enough to get ahold of. In other words,
>there is no such thing as "ripe" with rhubarb, though it helps to wait until
>the leaf has fully unfolded so the stalk is long enough to be worth
>harvesting. Let it go TOO long, though, and it can be fibrous and tough.
>Pull the stalk so that the white leaf base comes out clean. Snip off the
>leaf itself and leave it as mulch at the base of the plant.
>-Lon Rombough
>Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, more, at http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
>
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>>From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
>>To: Propagation@mallorn.com, veggie-list@eskimo.com
>>Subject: When is rhubarb ripe?
>>Date: Wed, Apr 12, 2000, 8:45 PM
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>>Can anyone tell me how to tell when my rhubarb is ripe and any
>>harvesting tricks?
>>
>>Thanks
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>>San Diego County California
>>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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