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Old 02-04-2004, 04:19 AM
Kay Easton
 
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Default WTD: Rhubarb plants

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Anybody know where I can get some online? Ideally I'd like a plant I can
harvest from this year (wine making, yum). A google hasn't brought
anything up apart from a few places doing seeds.


You should never pull any sticks in the first year. Also, never give
rhubarb wine to anyone with arthritis, rheumatism, etc.

Not heard about the wine thing - why not?


Rhubarb contains oxalic acid which combines with calcium to produce
insoluble calcium oxalate crystalise which cause inflammation of the
joints.


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Kay Easton

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