tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post7151923785498865103..comments2023-07-26T15:46:39.180+01:00Comments on Mal's Allotment: Rhubarb Rhubarb - Forced Conversation?Mal's Allotmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-42708349391798339342012-02-11T15:41:17.260+00:002012-02-11T15:41:17.260+00:00Just to update anyone who still strays this way My...Just to update anyone who still strays this way My rhubarb triangle article is now <a href="http://ossettweather.com/glallotments.co.uk/rhubarbtriangle.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-1295036572527055342011-04-07T21:43:15.843+01:002011-04-07T21:43:15.843+01:00Like you, we inherited our rhubarb with the plot. ...Like you, we inherited our rhubarb with the plot. I has never occurred to me to think what variety it is.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-80990739090518747812011-04-07T14:05:20.418+01:002011-04-07T14:05:20.418+01:00The first pickings of everything is always great.I...The first pickings of everything is always great.I suppose our appreciation is greater when we have'nt had something for a while. Here in north-west Ireland the first rhuarb is almost ready for picking. Rhubarb and ginger jam I think!Bridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-24299553273146591412011-04-04T20:29:58.526+01:002011-04-04T20:29:58.526+01:00That's great Sue. You are a font of knowledge....That's great Sue. You are a font of knowledge.<br /><br />And here's the blog entry I referred to:<br /><br />http://vegheaven.blogspot.com/2011/02/rhubarb-rhubarb.html<br /><br />I see it's called "rhubarb rhubarb" too! Subliminal plagiarism at work.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-32826013423333534412011-04-04T17:50:35.737+01:002011-04-04T17:50:35.737+01:00I've written an article about the rhubarb tria...I've written an article about the rhubarb triangle on my website <a href="http://glallotments.co.uk/PlacestovisitRhubarbTriangle.aspx" rel="nofollow">here</a> and it has photos of inside the sheds too - just if you're interested.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-18506743640018598462011-04-04T17:35:36.825+01:002011-04-04T17:35:36.825+01:00Nice to know there's plenty of entusiasm for r...Nice to know there's plenty of entusiasm for rhubarb. To answer a couple of points. <br /><br />The container keeps out the light, but also offers weather protection. A purist would say I'm only blanching my rhubarb rather than forcing it. The real forced rhubarb is unceremoniniously dug up, exposed to frost and then dragged indoors and warmed up in heated lightless sheds in an area known as the Yorkshire Rhubab Triangle. I just cheat nature a little bit by providing the big bucket to protect one plant at a time. Yes they do recover well after this (and they get a liberal amount of manure for their troubles) but the commercial onces are useless, not least because they have been uprooted. Kathy at Veg Heaven has a great picture of the inside of one of these sheds. I'll post a link once I've looked it out.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-35465949370941727472011-04-04T07:11:22.310+01:002011-04-04T07:11:22.310+01:00My rhubarb is doing well in it's container tha...My rhubarb is doing well in it's container that I planted it in earlier this season. There is a lot of rhubarb ready to be picked on our allotments and even some that is going to seed, seems such a waste and i hate waste so I might ask if I can have a few pickings before it's too late!!<br /><br />I have no idea what rhubarb I have but it isn't green. If I see any on our plot though I'll see if I can get you some.allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-76896968232835966482011-04-03T23:43:04.597+01:002011-04-03T23:43:04.597+01:00Really nice photos Mal...I love the sun shining on...Really nice photos Mal...I love the sun shining on the yellow leaves. I didn't know they made plastic forcers, only having seen the clay ones which look very fine indeed but likely expensive. Forcing is not something we usually see over here in Nova Scotia re the rhubarb, but I have always wanted to try it. Is it really sweeter...didn't know that. Almost to beautiful to eat really, but I would...pretty darn fast))). Really enjoyed (and learned) you posting on this.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-10923137828834690342011-04-03T20:22:31.694+01:002011-04-03T20:22:31.694+01:00Just proves it's best to stick with what works...Just proves it's best to stick with what works for you. Decent crop as well.Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-85688408540831009832011-04-03T19:17:18.943+01:002011-04-03T19:17:18.943+01:00We had our first rhubarb - forced and 'normal&...We had our first rhubarb - forced and 'normal' - this week, the second lot just now in a crumble. Strangely the forced rhubarb wasn't really ready any earlier than the normal stuff, although I could do with a bigger pot to put over it now!RobDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665704024069579251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-90397465550501333852011-04-03T15:14:13.721+01:002011-04-03T15:14:13.721+01:00What do you do with your rhubarb? Over here i have...What do you do with your rhubarb? Over here i have pretty much only eaten it in pie, lots of sugar and often with strawberries. As a kid we'd go out in the back yard with a small baggie of sugar and pick a stalk to dip in it. That is pretty much the only way i ever eaten it.icebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688755441418251036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-45587959659486188702011-04-03T15:05:17.160+01:002011-04-03T15:05:17.160+01:00We've had our first rhubarb but we don't f...We've had our first rhubarb but we don't force ours - do you find it weakens the plant? <br /><br />I know in the rhubarb forcing sheds near to us they use 2-3 year old roots that have never been harvested and say that the forcing process results in the death of the plant.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-48360929884974603052011-04-03T14:02:35.918+01:002011-04-03T14:02:35.918+01:00We had such a big patch of rhubarb when I was a ki...We had such a big patch of rhubarb when I was a kid and my mother hardly ever did anything with it. A pie once in a while. But I would give a lot to be able to grow a patch here.becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-29297414845003512772011-04-03T13:35:02.444+01:002011-04-03T13:35:02.444+01:00I sing 'rhubarb and custard' when trying t...I sing 'rhubarb and custard' when trying to join in with Danish Christmas carols - it seems to suffice.<br />I have moved my rhubarb this year so will probably not even be picking any, let alone forcing. I couldn't bring myself to pay £3 for four stalks in the supermarket yesterday, and that was on special offer!Rachaelhttp://weedybeanz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-8162270539833092852011-04-03T12:49:28.038+01:002011-04-03T12:49:28.038+01:00Looks delish, Mal. Rhubarb rhubarb is what actors ...Looks delish, Mal. Rhubarb rhubarb is what actors say when they've to make conversation in the background of a scene, hence rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb = gibberishIs the Wizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761353128112632116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-12661315130735659462011-04-03T11:38:13.009+01:002011-04-03T11:38:13.009+01:00What is forced? And why the container??What is forced? And why the container??Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072118694728610270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385309188349657993.post-77063919529005238012011-04-03T11:10:46.730+01:002011-04-03T11:10:46.730+01:00There is something beautiful about rhubarb fantast...There is something beautiful about rhubarb fantastic colours.cathy@homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280998274935488909noreply@blogger.com