Re: When is rhubarb ripe?
Diana,if you mean Rheum palmatum(chinese rhubarb)yes its edible..you have a
selected cultivar..Mongolian used it for wines,etc.
diana wrote:
> 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
> >
> > ----------
> > >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
> > >--
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> > >'''''''''''''''''''''''
> > >Nan Sterman
> > >San Diego County California
> > >Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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