Our rhubarb are kicking into high gear and today I went through and thinned them out a good amount. The massive leaves work really well as a tray to hold the cut stalks so they aren't getting dirt on them. 8 pounds of stalks went into the house.
I cut all the stalks up into pieces ready to be bagged and frozen. We are going to spend time this afternoon doing some baking with them as well.
I have finally refined my eye for harvesting the rhubarb. It is all based in the leaf and how it looks. If a leaf is showing signs of yellowing then it is cut. That yellowing is a precursor to the stem softening and it becoming unusable.
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