Tips for Picking Rhubarb
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Always pull rhubarb up, do not cut it or break it off. This causes the cut or broken stem to rot. I like to carry a large, sharp knife with me to the rhubarb patch and whack off the big leaf and bottom of the stalk in one fell swoop. All the messy stuff stays in the garden or compost. Always pull up the "bloom" of a rhubarb plant if and when it comes up. For some reason it isn't good for rhubarb stalk production (that's what my dad always said anyway!). Pick it down regularly, but do not take every stalk or the plant will die out....the plant needs those leaves to stay alive.
Rhubarb can be frozen, but I don't like to use it much. It gets watery when you thaw it and doesn't seem as good to me. If you do freeze rhubarb, drain water from it before adding to recipes.
Rhubarb tends to be the ONE fruit I can grow well up in the North country. If I keep picking and keep it well watered, I can usually have rhubarb through most of the summer. Always make sure you leave several stems/leaves on the plant so it can continue to grow and produce. In the fall, I like to add a little well-decomposed manure to my patch.
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