Sounds like a great session. Thank you for the shout out Liza.
Rhubarb is a perennial crop, so once you get it started it comes back every year. It takes between 2-3 years to have the initial planting mature enough to harvest at will. If you're going to grow it you'll need to cut the bloom stems off. However that can also be a sign that it's time to divide your rhubarb plant. I miss my wonderful rhubarb gardens from the northeast and am hoping to plant one in Colorado this summer.
Yes you can freeze avocado. Simply peel, remove the pit, and cut. Here in Texas they actually sell it already cut up and bagged in the freezer section of the grocery store.
Thanks, Mira. People in the call also agreed it would take 2 to 3 years to grow rhubarb, which seemed like a long time, especially for people who are not sure if they’re going to stay in one location that long.
What are your thoughts on forced rhubarb? I had it once in a fancy restaurant in Sweden and I thought it tasted really bland.
If you think you're going to move and you really really want to have rhubarb it grows well in a container. It's best in the ground, imho, but that could be a way to bring it with you.
I've never eaten forced rhubarb but I've heard it's sweeter/not as sour as traditionally grown rhubarb. I had considered trying it to see if I could use that method to grow rhubarb here in Texas but it turns out the plant needs to recover for 2-3 years after forcing so that seems to negate the purpose. Maybe the forced rhubarb you had was forced multiple years in a row?
Thanks for hosting the session, Liza, always inspiring 😊 📝
My pleasure. I look forward to your post on the almost orgasmic qualities of a freshly squeezed orange juice.
Ha! Yes, I’ve been thinking about your comment, and planning to do something on that, perhaps for TikTok and Substack 🍊 😍
Thank you Liza.
It was great to meet you Wendy, hope to see you again in one of the future sessions.
Thank you. Always fun and inspiring.
Sounds like a great session. Thank you for the shout out Liza.
Rhubarb is a perennial crop, so once you get it started it comes back every year. It takes between 2-3 years to have the initial planting mature enough to harvest at will. If you're going to grow it you'll need to cut the bloom stems off. However that can also be a sign that it's time to divide your rhubarb plant. I miss my wonderful rhubarb gardens from the northeast and am hoping to plant one in Colorado this summer.
Yes you can freeze avocado. Simply peel, remove the pit, and cut. Here in Texas they actually sell it already cut up and bagged in the freezer section of the grocery store.
Thanks, Mira. People in the call also agreed it would take 2 to 3 years to grow rhubarb, which seemed like a long time, especially for people who are not sure if they’re going to stay in one location that long.
What are your thoughts on forced rhubarb? I had it once in a fancy restaurant in Sweden and I thought it tasted really bland.
If you think you're going to move and you really really want to have rhubarb it grows well in a container. It's best in the ground, imho, but that could be a way to bring it with you.
I've never eaten forced rhubarb but I've heard it's sweeter/not as sour as traditionally grown rhubarb. I had considered trying it to see if I could use that method to grow rhubarb here in Texas but it turns out the plant needs to recover for 2-3 years after forcing so that seems to negate the purpose. Maybe the forced rhubarb you had was forced multiple years in a row?