tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post5018221068730046397..comments2024-02-13T09:36:29.494-05:00Comments on Blue Viola Farm: Don't dismiss rhubarb!freemotionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-90038831678534848512012-04-29T19:56:11.680-04:002012-04-29T19:56:11.680-04:00Oh, too bad you can't get rhubarb! Can you gr...Oh, too bad you can't get rhubarb! Can you grow it as an annual? I've read that some do that in the warmer states.freemotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-40610093762207516282012-04-29T18:15:24.235-04:002012-04-29T18:15:24.235-04:00I love rhubarb and would never think of polluting ...I love rhubarb and would never think of polluting it with strawberries. I make a very tart pie that is almost like lemonade in a crust because I use so little sugar in it. I live in the South and cannot find anyone with rhubarb. The stores carried it years ago. Now, they don't. Not even the farmer's market people know where to find any.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-65145541455422360462012-04-28T09:46:04.084-04:002012-04-28T09:46:04.084-04:00You can plant rhubarb from seeds? Did not know th...You can plant rhubarb from seeds? Did not know that! It must take a while for them to grow...I waited until the third year, and I had a pretty big division. But it is worth the wait! I've read that you can divide them in half every 5 years or so. I may be dividing mine up in a couple more years so I can have even more.freemotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-64080541085519726772012-04-28T08:48:35.879-04:002012-04-28T08:48:35.879-04:00Looks great! My fiance recently had his first tast...Looks great! My fiance recently had his first taste of rhubarb pie, and not a week later, had purchased seeds to plant in the garden this year. It will be a little while until we can harvest from them, but I can't wait.Prairie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036436697268048651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-90202026269961052462012-04-28T07:14:13.619-04:002012-04-28T07:14:13.619-04:00Great barter arrangement, Pam!
Callie, I did not ...Great barter arrangement, Pam!<br /><br />Callie, I did not know that....I did know the plant parts were poisonous, but didn't know the raw juice/pulp without the seeds was ok. Cool!freemotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-33399423883870757252012-04-27T16:51:07.869-04:002012-04-27T16:51:07.869-04:00Love rhubarb- on ice cream, in yogurt, raw dipped ...Love rhubarb- on ice cream, in yogurt, raw dipped in sugar...<br /><br />FYI -Ripe elderberries (skins and pulp) are not poisonous however the leaves, twigs, branches, seeds and roots contain a cyanide-inducing glycoside (a glycoside which gives rise to cyanide as the metabolism processes it). Too much of any of these parts can cause a toxic build up of cyanide in the body. I make elderberry syrup but I make sure to strain the seeds out!CallieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991717349717389292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-3486600933780167862012-04-27T13:25:31.047-04:002012-04-27T13:25:31.047-04:00LOL about the underwear. I do the same, hide them ...LOL about the underwear. I do the same, hide them behind sheets. <br /><br />I grow rhubarb, and used to love it, well sweetened. But now I don't do any sweeteners, natural or otherwise, and strawberries just can't do it on their own, with rhubarb. Now if there was a vegetable recipe, that did not need to be sweetened....<br /><br />But all is not lost. I can't grow asparagus here, beetles decimate it. Across the street, my neighbor can't grow rhubarb, has had 3 die in as many years. So we swop. He grows wonderful asparagus, and I grow ginormous rhubarb plants.Pam Rhttp://goldenoakfarm.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-8644338505048678822012-04-27T11:31:36.573-04:002012-04-27T11:31:36.573-04:00Yup, I'm heading towards "grandmotherhood...Yup, I'm heading towards "grandmotherhood" myself as the years go by! Although all my kids are four legged and furry....<br /><br />And yup, Santa was the name of that neighbor lady. We used to hang laundry together. She noticed I put our underwear on the line and mentioned that she only dries hers on a rack indoors. I replied that everyone has underwear, and I did try to hide it a bit by putting it on the inner lines. I noticed that her undies were on the line the following week! I so enjoyed learning from her, but it startled me that she also adjusted her ways because of me.freemotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129588842227646172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950565322343555064.post-16456050778584249402012-04-27T10:45:12.417-04:002012-04-27T10:45:12.417-04:00I love rhubarb!!! Rhubarb pie is my favorite.
...I love rhubarb!!! Rhubarb pie is my favorite. <br /><br />And I love your Sicilian Grandma Gardner... a peach for sure. The greatest thing is that you are now helping others with your knowledge.Provender Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067762861611164125noreply@blogger.com