I managed to get out to the veg patch this morning and examine the rhubarb. We have two plants, both of which had already started to show signs of life earlier this month. In a bit of an experiment I decided to try and force one of the plants by placing an upturned black plastic bucket over it. So today I was pleasantly surprised to see that the bucket was being lifted by the plant. A comparison of the two plants clearly showed that, whilst the untouched plant had put on some good leaf growth, the forced one had already developed some nice juicy shoots.
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| Forced Rhubarb |
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| Unforced |
Well, the temptation was too great and it wasn't long before I had harvested the first produce of the year and had a handful of the sweet smelling stalks.
From there it wasn't long before a fresh rhubarb crumble was on the table.
Rhubarb Crumble!!
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