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Allow the plant to establish for one year before taking the first harvest. Select three of the largest stalks, wait for the leaves to open before pulling from May to August

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...we don't eat rhubarb leaves because they contain Oxalic acid and Anthraquinone Glycosides which together is very harmful to us and can cause

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