"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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I have been reading that

1)....you must wait at least 12 - 18mths after planting before eating.
and
2)....you mustn't eat rhubarb after July.

To both the above why? and to #2 is that after the begining or end of
July?

The level of oxalic acid in rhubarb rises after July; this could have
an adverse effect on very young children or anyone with gout, arthritis
or kidney problems.

Janet

Thanks Janet, I had heard something about oxalic acid, but hadn't a clue
what it did or how people were effected by it.

Shan