Rhubarbs

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

Unfortunately the Indian people do not have a word for Rhubarb as the fruit has not been formally introduced to the country. Many European explorers tried to export the food in the eighteenth century but the locals disliked the uncooked flavour, and found the leaves poisonous. After an unofrseen incident involving a cow , rhubabr was officially banned and disnamed by the current emporer at the time. Rhubabr curry is still a populsr dish in Pakistan though.

Yes!! They needle vitamin C. And carrots are full of vitamin C.

I think the best weedkiller for Docks is any weedkiller containing Glyphosate. Only spray directly on the weed you want to kill as it will kill everything it touches.

If you use a glyphosate weedkiller it is possible to plant soon after, best to wait until the ground had dried up for the weedkiller. Glyphosate works through the plant leaves and not the soil, it is inert once it is on the soil.

The weedkiller used in Vietnam was Agent Orange a mixture of 2 4 5 T and 2 4 D in equal quantities.

Rhubarb Leave are highly toxic to humans as the contain Oxalic acid but do not spray near anything edible just in case of drift. This also answers the question can you eat rhubarb leaves, NO.

Under proper condition, for about 12 months

Rhubarb root is usually taken from plants four or more years old. It is dug up in the autumn, washed thoroughly, external fibers removed, and dried completely. The root is then pulverized and stored. And more . . .

Oxalic acid. It is present in many plants including rhubarb and spinach. It is known to contribute to the formation of kidney stones. It is also the used as a cleaning and bleaching agent. Oxalic acid is the active ingredient in Bar Keepers Friend cleaner.

Rhubarb also contains a carboxylated acidic anthraquinone called rhein.

1) mix rhubarb with some sugar.

place fruit in ovenproof dish.

2) to make crumble:

100 grs (4oz) self raising flour

50 grs (2oz) margarine

50 grs (2oz) sugar

rub margarine and flour until it resembles breadcrumbs

add sugar, mix thoroughly with a knife and spread over fruit. Smooth over surface.

bake in moderate oven, 190º c, 375º f, gas mark 5 for about 30 mins. until fruit is cooked and top is golden brown.

Serve with custard, cream or ice-cream. yummy!

recipe also works well with apples.

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Rhubarb grows in pretty well any soil. However slightly acidic soil is best. It benefits from frost. The plant's stalks are used in cooking, normally with sugar as a dessert, though it is designated a vegetable. The leaves are big and broad.

It will last longer if it is refrigerated.

There are 3 grams of carb in a cup rhubarb.

6/7 cups

Some do, Iceberg isnt good for them but the darker variety like Romaine is thirst quenching for them

Rhubarb has been used in China for thousands of years. There is also a variety along the banks of the Rover Volga known as Russian Rhubard. It arrived in Western Europe in the 17th Century and in America in the 1820's
Thought to be ab ancient plant from China

yes.But if it is not raw than it is very bitter

The oxalic acid in the rhubarb acid reacts with the aluminium

Not closely. Celery belongs to the parsnip family, and rhubarb belongs to the buckwheat family. Celery is an annual, while rhubarb is not. They do visually seem like they should be more closely related though.

You don't make rhubarb red, that's the way it naturally grows. When it is grown and ready to be picked it is already red...

Sorry but that answer is incorrect, some are red some are green.

Is there a way to change it to make a green plant grow red ??

Sure next year we can pick a reddish crown ?? but what about now whilst it is growing large ??.. Mal

Jim Banard a sweet factory worker at John Bull Rock Factory created the sweets.This was over 50 years ago and the sweets are still very popular to this date, there even was a children's cartoon named after them, 'The Rhubarb and Custard Show'. Jim is still alive and healthy and has took up a career as a solo singing artiste.

Best not to and avoid any problems, it can cause diarrhea and dehydration

Rhubarb is a member of the same family as buckwheat, the Polygonaceae family.

It is not necessary to peel rhubarb although you may with to pull away any 'strings' along the length

not all varieties are red or your plant may not be ripe as yet

In the 1820's, entering the country through Maine and moving on with the settlers