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whats up with the rhubarb???
May 17, 2025, 05:33 PM
roarindanwhats up with the rhubarb???
My two-plant patch has gone to seed already. Only got one bunch of stalks for pie. This is the first year in maybe 10 that I didn't put wood ashes on them.
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May 18, 2025, 04:57 AM
PHPaulWhere are you?
How has the weather been?
Dry and hot will put them in self-preservation mode and they'll shoot up seed stalks.
Been damp and cloudy 8 days out of 10 for the last couple of months and mine is going batshit.
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May 18, 2025, 06:37 AM
pace40quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
Been damp and cloudy 8 days out of 10 for the last couple of months and mine is going batshit.
Same here. Already put up a dozen jars of jam.
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Pace
May 18, 2025, 07:15 AM
irreverentWhat kind of jam- is it rhubarb or strawberry/ rhubarb?
Can you share the recipe?
Mine is coming up fine, but still early days yet here.
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May 18, 2025, 08:33 AM
pace40quote:
Originally posted by irreverent:
Can you share the recipe?
Sure, been using this one I got off the web some years back. I like it because it has few ingredients and no added pectin. You just have to stir it a little longer to thicken. Keep stirring in step 2 or it'll stick quickly.
Sometimes I use 1/2 & 1/2 brown and white sugar and add some cinnamon and ginger for a little different flavor.
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Pace
May 18, 2025, 09:19 AM
irreverentThank you for sharing this!
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May 18, 2025, 03:17 PM
flesheatingvirusI'll be keeping an eye out in the freezer section. It's a bit warm out here for it to grow easily. Strawberry rhubarb is the best pie in the world.
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May 18, 2025, 05:38 PM
roarindanquote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
Where are you?
How has the weather been?
Dry and hot will put them in self-preservation mode and they'll shoot up seed stalks.
Been damp and cloudy 8 days out of 10 for the last couple of months and mine is going batshit.
Upstate NY...across from Burlington Vt.
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