Rhubarb
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- Subject: Rhubarb
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- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:06:12 -0500
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Nan,
I pick mine when the stalks are about as big around as my finger. I
take a pocket knife and cut the stalk at the base/soil line. I have
read that you should not take all of the plant at once, although I have
and it has survived. They are tough plants here in Michigan. And just
as a reminder, only the stalks are edible, the leaves are toxic.
--
Debby Williams
Master Gardener
Oakland County, Michigan USA
USDA Zones 5b/6a
> 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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