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vivaciousviv



Joined: 08 Jan 2008
Posts: 83
Location: Lot Valley

PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Loads of muck it is. I have five crowns of Red Champage I planted last year. Didn't harvest last year but this year....whoaaa....we will be having rhubarb crumble icecream in the freezer and rhubarb bricoche pudding in our tummies. Oh and I have rhubarb preserved in vanilla vodka in the Cave. Enjoy Mojo. Viv
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NannyP



Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 10517
Location: 86310 Nr St Savin

PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, the good thing is, Moj and I planted ours last year...so we will be eating it this year Very Happy

What I didn't realise, until the other day, is...you should only pull 2 or 3 stalks from one plant at a time, this leaves it with leaves to help it recover from the plundering....so I could do with 2 or 3 more crowns (I saw some the other day in HyperU) so will buy some more tomorrow.
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vanessa



Joined: 24 Sep 2005
Posts: 860
Location: Correze

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Depends how established your crowns are, NannyP. Once they're "rampant" as long as you leave at least 25% of the stalks on, it'll be fine.
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