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From the lens The Rhubarb Patch.

I had fun creating this lens and I hope you enjoyed reading it.

  • JaguarJulie May 9, 2012 @ 8:53 am | delete
    Ah, my dear ... have you contemplated your ebook on rhubarb? I think "The Rhubarb Patch" would make a great title!
  • CherylK May 11, 2012 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Hmmmm...certainly worth thinking about, Julie! Thanks for the suggestion. I have never created an ebook so learning about that would have to come first!
  • Shellieczechmate@yahoo.com.au Nov 8, 2011 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Hi,
    I accidently killed my dads rhubarb plant!
    (long story)
    I'm trying to find a white rhubarb plant can anyone help. Please.
  • CherylK May 11, 2012 @ 12:32 pm | delete
    Oh dear...sorry I'm so late in responding to you. By white rhubarb plant, do you mean white flowers?
  • Nov 15, 2009 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    This is a really great lens. My wife (Ramkitten) and I used to have a big rhubarb patch when we lived on a farm and grew most of our own food. At first, we didn't know what to do with it, but eventually we were making all sorts of rhubarb recipes, even "rhubarb ade," which was our version of lemonade ... only with, well, rhubarb instead of lemons. It was a big hit at the Farmers Market, where we gave away free samples.
  • CherylK May 11, 2012 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    I'd love your recipe for rhubarb ade! Sounds delish!
  • stargazer00 Nov 5, 2009 @ 11:18 pm | delete
    I planted one rhubarb plant when we moved into this house 8 years ago. I should have planted more! I got 3 pies out of it this past spring. Maybe more next year. Blessed!
  • CherylK Sep 16, 2009 @ 1:28 am | delete
    Hi Deb, Thanks for visitng! You've asked if it's okay to harvest rhubarb in September and October. It depends on where you live, actually. If you live in Minnesota (like I do) you can harvest from May through September.

    If it has been a hot summer with little rain, the stalks might be more fiberous and woody and might not taste as good. Also, if there has been a frost, you should be cautious because the oxalic acid in the leaves could migrate to the stems and that would make them toxic.

    If you live in a milder climate like the Pacific Northwest, you can probably harvest into October. Check with your local nurserys or home extension service. [in reply to deb]
  • deb Sep 15, 2009 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    is it ok to harvest rhubarb im Sept/Oct ?
  • hlkljgk Apr 30, 2009 @ 9:06 pm | delete
    i've always wanted to grow rhubarb; maybe this year!
  • Apr 26, 2009 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    Nice lens
  • GumboWriters123 Apr 24, 2009 @ 12:17 am | delete
    Nice lens thanks to the lensmaker
  • Ramkitten Apr 23, 2009 @ 10:42 am | delete
    We too inherited a rhubarb patch when we became caretakers of a Pennsylvania farm for a number of years. I'd heard of rhubarb but never really knew anything about it or what to do with. By the time we left the farm six years later, I think we'd tried just about every recipe rhubarb could fit into. (Or lots of them, anyway.) We even made rhubarb-ade, like lemonade but ... not. It really is such a pretty plant, though, even if you don't eat the vegetable.
  • BevsPaper Apr 21, 2009 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    I never realized rhubarb was such a pretty plant when in bloom.
  • CherylK Apr 21, 2009 @ 11:32 am | delete
    I'm not sure I ever thanked you for blessing this lens...I truly do appreciate your kindness. [in reply to EverythingMouse]
  • susannaduffy Mar 20, 2009 @ 4:48 am | delete
    I love rhubarb too! I add hardly any sugar really, the tart taste is its beauty apart from being an absolutely gorgeous garden plant
  • poutine Jan 13, 2009 @ 10:36 am | delete
    I just wish rhubard was a little more sweet so I wouldn't have to have so much sugar in my recipes.
  • EverythingMouse Dec 27, 2008 @ 7:07 pm | delete
    This is exactly what I was looking for - I am learning about growing vegetables for my own home project.

    You have been Blessed by a Squid Angel
  • poddys Nov 30, 2008 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    Very nice lens, 5***** I have almost never seen rhubarb in my 14 years in the USA and I do miss it. It's so good in pies, even rhubarb yoghurt, but the best was the rhubarb crumble my Mum used to make. Yummmmy :)
  • flighty02 Nov 27, 2008 @ 2:39 am | delete
    Great lens! I love rhubarb but not as much as my mother who usually claims the first stalks from my crown. 5*****
  • Squidaddle Nov 2, 2008 @ 10:51 pm | delete
    Love rhubarb, love strawberries, never understood why anyone would combine them!
  • CleanerLife Oct 15, 2008 @ 11:15 pm | delete
    There's rhubarb in my parent's yard that was grown by my grandfather. He's been gone almost 40 years, but the rhubarb comes back every year whether we pick it or not. What a wonderful treat, it's one of the many things at my parent's house that keeps the memory of my grandfather alive.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Sep 9, 2008 @ 4:39 am | delete
    As a child, rubarb crisp and ice cream was one of my favorite treats. Rubarb doesn't grow well here in the south. Its too hot. I miss it.
    Great lens.
    Lizzy
  • vbright105 Aug 11, 2008 @ 10:40 pm | delete
    Great Lens. My Parents had a rhubarb patch in their yard too. A neighbor used to alwasy make pie from it!
  • triathlontraining Jul 29, 2008 @ 2:51 pm | delete
    I'd love to have a rhubarb patch! Lucky Duck! :)
  • eccles1 Jul 1, 2008 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens my husband grew up with rhubard he would dip it in sugar and eat it !
    Thank You
  • rms Jun 20, 2008 @ 11:19 am | delete
    This great lens is now being featured at the Cabaret Squidoo blog! Please add it to the Cabaret Squidoo group.
  • GypsyPirate Jun 17, 2008 @ 8:56 pm | delete
    That settles it. I grew up with a rhubarb patch in the yard, and I miss it. I'm going to find a spot in my yard I can prepare for them and put in some rhubarb next spring. Thanks for inspiring me, I'm glad I saw your SquidCast!!
  • CherylK May 26, 2008 @ 4:21 pm | delete
    That's a wonderful story, GramaBarb. Don't you just love those memories...thanks for sharing it!
  • GramaBarb May 26, 2008 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    Do you have time for a short rhubard plant story?
    My grandmother (back in the early 1920's in BC, Canada) ordered rhubarb seed from a seed mail order nursery in Winipeg Canada. She carefully nutured the plants until they produced beautiful red Canadian rhubarb stalk! Whenever my Grandmother moved she took her precious rhubarb plant with her. When my Grandmother passed away then my Aunt became the caregiver of this special rhubarb plant which is still growing in the interior or BC, Canada. I will enjoy it's fruit soon when I visit my Aunt.
  • mulberry May 17, 2008 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    Another great lens in the series. Very helpful too!

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