Re: When is rhubarb ripe?
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: When is rhubarb ripe?
- From: L* J* R*
- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 05:39:24 -0700
Sorry, I don't know. I'm only familiar with true rhubarb. I'd be wary of
other species since rhubarb itself is so close to poisonous, with the oxalic
acid in the leaf blade. Other species might have oxalic acid or other toxic
substances in the stalks as well.
Now, before someone freaks over regular rhubarb, note that I said the poison
is in the leaf BLADE - that's the part you cut off and discard. The STALKS
are safe.
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>From: diana <diana@olympus.net>
>To: propagation@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: When is rhubarb ripe?
>Date: Thu, Apr 13, 2000, 3:09 AM
>
>Here's one for you, Lon.
>I am growing Rheum p. 'Atrosanguineum'....that most strikingly beautiful red
>leaved ornamental rhubarb. I've been asked several times if it is edible.
>Is it?
>Diana
>The Greenhouse Nursery
>Port Angeles, WA
>
>"Lon J. Rombough" wrote:
>
>> 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
>> >
>>
>> >Can anyone tell me how to tell when my rhubarb is ripe and any
>> >harvesting tricks?
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >--
>> >**********
>> >'''''''''''''''''''''''
>> >Nan Sterman
>> >San Diego County California
>> >Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
>> >
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