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Old 30-12-2003, 12:04 AM
Jaques d'Alltrades
 
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Default Forcing Rhubarb.

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Yes, quite a lot of info, I didn't realise there was poison in the leaves.


Oxalic acid. Boil the leaves ant the resulting juice is very good for
killing greenfly, and for getting iron stains out of wood.

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