The Poultry Keeper

mojo · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject:

rhubarb...make jam..make crumble ....make wine,,,,,,,,clean chop and freeze for a no rhubarb day.......make a sweet quiche with cooked rhubarb..........whizz cooked in blender with nat yogurt for super smoothie ...come on now think of it as a friut and all their uses

jaydee67 · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:

Ok a recipe tip and a question:

recipe - a friend of mine makes an awesome upside down cake with rhubarb and passion fruit on the bottom/ top depending on which way up it is at the time! - got to be tasted to be believed!

question - I need to move my rhubarb - will it survive a move at this time of year? We are behind the most of you in the growing season here.

Julia

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Why would you want to do anything else with it?...I love crumble!....I add some grated marzipan to my crumble mix...yum yum!

nigel · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject:

I've moved rhubarb at completely the wrong times of year and it has always survived if kept well watered. I'd risk it if i were you. As you say you being that far north you are a bit behind and so I think you'll get away with it.

Nigel

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:21 pm Post subject:

Grated Marzipan !!! Thats sounds........interesting !
Sod the rhubard....I would be happy with the crumble bit on its own !

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Try it...very nice but then I am a big mazipan fan, oh oats in there too that's good!

Pixidei · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 24 Location: south Wales

Hey something I know about Rhubarb, got lots in my Garden and yes you can move it anytime its a bid like weed you can't really kill it.
Also did you know if your have not got enough Rhubarb on you plant don't harvest it for that year, just leave it and hey Prestonext year you got double the amount.

Love Di

Lisa · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:26 pm Post subject:

hmm.... recipes please Smile

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Great!...gonna get a rhubarb plant tomorrow (Aparently wilkinsons has some?)...does anyone know if I will get any this year?...I know this probably depends on size of plant I am going to buy (Duh) and it may say on it...but I am impatient and want to know now!

Lisa · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject:

IMHO I would suggest you plant it and feed it up for a bumper crop next year. Taking the stems off it this year might be a bit too much for it - it needs those leaves to turn the sunlight into food to grow into a big strong plant...

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Good tip...will have to wait (and buy lots from supermarket and pretend I have grown it myself Twisted Evil

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nigel · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:37 pm Post subject:

City Chick is right, crop lightly - preferably not at all - in the first year. You will be rewarded in the second with a much better crop.

If you're ever passing this way we'll have loads of rhubarb this year..

Nigel

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Will exchange for chocolate!! (although have no idea where castle donington is!!...lol)

mojo · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:56 pm Post subject: rhubarb

it must never be pulled (not cut )the first year as its a shallow rooter it needs a whole year to get really going but it is worth the wait if you mulsh it always leave a 6 inch cicrle round the stem and water well to start it on its way...............and by the way sieved rhubarb stirred in vallina icecream an old mans idea of heaven.luv.mojo

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Thankyou for the tips!...Rhubarb brought today but they had two different types so brought both!...1 is Victoria and the other is Red Canadian...both say same in blurb so am going to plant both and see what happens!