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Forced rhubarb is a winter specialty that's quite different from rhubarb grown outdoors: It's milder, more tender, and brightly coloured. Brian French from Lennox Farm explains how to force rhubarb.
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Forced rhubarb is a winter specialty that's quite different from rhubarb grown outdoors: It's milder, more tender, and brightly coloured.
Brian French and his wife Jeannette run Lennox Farm in Dufferin County, in Ontario. Along with field-grown rhubarb, they force rhubarb indoors during the winter.
Brian French explains how to force rhubarb:
Brian French and his wife Jeannette run Lennox Farm in Dufferin County, in Ontario. Along with field-grown rhubarb, they force rhubarb indoors during the winter.
Brian French explains how to force rhubarb:
- The difference between forced and field-grown rhubarb
- Conditions needed to force rhubarb over the winter
- Varieties of rhubarb for forcing
- Growing rhubarb roots for forcing
- Digging rhubarb roots for forcing
- Tips for growing rhubarb at home
(Spoiler alert: Brian tells us whether it's really necessary to harvest by candlelight, as it's traditionally done!)
To see photos of the rhubarb-forcing operation at Lennox Farm, see the blog post for this episode at Foodgardenlife.com.
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