Rhubarb is my favorite early spring produce item and if you grow it, watch out for this

[@j.v3896]

The leaves contain oxalic acid. Which is also contained in the stems but in a much smaller concentration. It is also in things like spinach, chard, parsley, some nuts, Black tea and coffee. And some other things. But all of them contain much less than rhubarb leaves

[@epic7224]

That was very informative! Thanks!

[@ABab-jf2jb]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@yazbee8736]

My cousin got stomach cramps and vomiting after eating her way around her friends garden and it was only when asked wait what did you eat and she listed off rubarb leaves and her gardening friends was like ohhhh noooo! 😂 (she’s fine now and passed on some toxic leaf knowledge to me)

[@dhandley8893]

Oxalic acid also in shamrocks

[@23skiddsy6]

For those with kidney disease/kidney stones, oxalic acid and oxalate are something to avoid because they can lead to kidney stones.

[@thisisfineeverythingisfine3051]

I love rhubarb. My friend told me it was "old people" food. Crazy how fruit and vegetables come in and out of fashion.

[@laurakastrup]

Well damn then I’m an old person at 22 😂

[@thisisfineeverythingisfine3051]

@@laurakastrup lol

[@kellyriddell5014]

What does it taste like? I've never tried it. Does it have a similar taste to any other fruits or vegetables?

[@TheOnlyKontrol]

@@kellyriddell5014it has its own unique tartness with a bit of sweet hint. I think I remember as a kid I used to dip it into some white sugar and munch on it as a snack…almost like a sour candy…but nothing beats some rhubarb and apple or rhubarb and cherry pie…it balances out the sweetness so nicely and is very soft when baked.

[@nellegoode7488]

@@kellyriddell5014 Just plain it’s very sour.

[@ohkittyohcat]

Love that I'm seeing rhubarb around more often! We had a bunch of plants growing up, and every summer my grandma would make dozens of jars of rhubarb jam. What she couldn't fit into jam got turned into pie or upside down cake. It's such a lovely plant!

[@somersetdc]

Nothing better than a homemade rhubarb and strawberry pie. 🥧

[@bodyofhope]

Nothing! My favorite!

[@amelialikesfrogs5778]

I raise you rhubarb crumble with custard

[@nursenicole222]

Yes❤

[@TheOnlyKontrol]

Rhubarb and cherry is where it’s at

[@TheGogeta222]

Try it together with gooseberrys

[@usedjellyfish]

The leaves make a great natural insecticide 😊

[@rockjockchick]

Thanks!

[@m.theresa1385]

Yum! When I was a kid we’d pick it and wash it under the garden faucet, then eat it raw dipping it in a cup of sugar. Mum would stew it and serve it with custard. Good memories.

[@aubrey105]

I've never tried it dipped in sugar! We liked to dip the very end in some salt and take a big bite. Mmmm! Sour and fresh and delicious! I'm going to have to try it in sugar!

[@loreman7267]

Rhubarb Crumble is also great! My Irish mother-in-law used to make it. RIP Nanny.

[@mjrussell414]

That’s what we did as kids back in the 70’s at grandma’s house too.

[@blanket_2835]

ah, reading this made me feel all warm and cozy inside 😊

[@SilvaraDragontear]

I too used to wash the picked rhubarb under the gardenfaucet & dip it in sugar as a kid. It was one of my favorite summertreat as a kid. My mom also stewed rhubarbs but let it cool off & get almost to a creamy consistent & we used to eat it with milk instead of custard.

[@da5779]

Rhubarb is an edible plant that grows back each year. Super nice to have rhubarb yearly without having to replant necessarily!

[@randomas8634]

If you plant it, it will grow. I have never seen a rubbarb plant fail.

[@nescionetizen295]

@@randomas8634 It is clearly a winner

[@LothlorienOH]

When I transplanted some rhubarb from my grandmother’s garden, she taught me not to pick it at all for the first year so it would establish itself. I’ve had rhubarb in that spot for about 10 years now. 💜

[@meganrae2508]

I was SHOCKED at the cost of rhubarb in the grocery store because growing up in Alaska, we had a plant and it just…maintained itself, and we had lots of rhubarb each summer 😂

[@b.griffin5355]

Same! Where I grew up in Alaska we had a bunch in our yard!

[@Pixelgamer-Intiny404]

Agreed. I always pick it up and wash it with my water bottle before eating it whenever i want a snack

[@timexyemerald6290]

Rhubarb has the same residence as the immortal weeds i have in my backyard. I used to shovel that plant to kill it but it never worked, it grew back next spring. But then i discovered it was edible plant😅😂

[@mammabear379]

It's only $2.99lb here, pretty cheap and very delicious.

[@TankManHeavy]

Same, I live in the UK and we have one just living life in the front garden, we harvest some for cooking & give a lot of it away since it grows so much.

[@aprilbennett8829]

My dad loved it and had it growing as long as I could remember. I love it with just eating the stalk with salt. Sliced with salt, lemon, vinegar, oil is good also... love it many ways

[@nealp6603]

My family moved around a lot and my Mom would always take rhubarb plants to start a new rhubarb plot in every place we lived. Still Love rhubarb crisp!!!

[@fabiennemitchell2371]

I eat rhubarb, poached in ginger and sugar, with my oats porridge. I also cut it into chunks and place on a baking tin sprinkled with sugar and green cardamom. I then pour a freshly made cake batter over it and bake.😊

[@barbarabeck3599]

One of my favorite fruit. I eat it in a sauce, raw, or a pie. So delicious

[@OMGLaurenAshley]

Strawberry rhubarb lemonade is one of my fave things to do with it

[@shirleydick996]

OMG it's so good to see folks in the US embracing Rhubarb. It's kind of an old-fashioned thing here in the UK but people of my age (late 50's) grew up on Rhubarb Crumble after our Sunday dinner! Hope to see you growing gooseberries too!

[@dovie2blue]

I grew up with rhubarb but we never had the custard. We just boiled it and added sugar or made a cobbler from it. My dad knew about it. It's been a thing in the states for forever

[@karenandcatz2915]

One of my favorite memories of my grandpa was helping him in his garden. He used to treat me with a stalk of rhubarb when I did. I still remember that tart flavor! He passed when I was six, but my many beautiful memories are still with me! Thanks for the info; I need to plant some of this in my garden this year!

[@lolli_popples]

I love raw rubarb straight from the plant. Super fresh 10/10

[@marshallmom1962]

Make it into a strawberry rhubarb pie!! I'll be right over w ice cream!! Yummm!

[@tomvalveede6808]

This is my Favorite! 😋♥️♥️♥️

[@ralsharp6013]

Strawberry rhubarb Jam is really amazing as well. Especially on toast🎉

[@laurenbrender3671]

Strawberry rhubarb crumble is nice too!

[@benvandam369]

Mmmmmm... I'm the only one who likes rhubarb here 😳

[@laurensullivan1522]

My Memere used to make rhubarb chutney and we would eat it with chicken. So good.

[@yeezymcsleezy5464]

I've never had rhubarb before, but your voice makes me feel like I just made a new friend

[@RosyMiche]

My grandmother grew up in the Depression, and her father would plant rhubard in the place the old outhouse used to be whenever they had to move it around. She said it always grew up healthy!

[@colleenfromnh5860]

Great story!! Natural fertilizer 😉 Thanks for sharing 🌞🙏😎

[@eily_b]

My grandpa did the same if they had to clean out the outhouse and they always had amazing strawberries and rhubarb. 😄

[@FreyasArts]

I love rhubarb. That's why spring is my favorite season 🤤

[@FionaApplewright]

My grandmother had a rhubarb plant and within a few years that thing became an absolute beast. Just overtook the entire back wall of the yard. Not enough pie crusts in the world 😂

[@deanpippitt3170]

My mom,and now I, cut the extra rhubarb we pull and don't use fresh , and freeze it for rhubarb pie and crisp all year long.

[@beau2fulboys]

grow it, its crazy easy, I just ignore mine, I don't even water it. It is outrageous how much it costs in the store.

[@dovie2blue]

And the stalks aren't even ripe!!

[@helenrutherford-gregory1148]

One of my favourites. I make rhubarb and apple crumble. Yum yum.

[@sazzle312]

Man I love that, such childhood nostalgia. Still need a good recipe for it, the one I make now isn't quite right.

[@LooselyGrope]

​@@sazzle312 I put oats and lots of brown sugar into my crumble topping, and sometimes put flaked almonds over the top. It's delish!

[@eily_b]

How rhubarb grows in spring and apples in fall? 🤔

[@nicplaysstuff]

Rhubarb pie is my fave. Love that weird plant!

[@opewfmWPO]

My mom used to make rhababer streuselkuchen, which is basically a normal plain cake with rhubarb pieces sprinkled into it, topped with streusel, which is basically cookie dough crumble. It brings out the actual flavor of the rhubarb without overwriting it with strawberries or other flavors😊

[@rachelg9873]

That sounds amazing. Gunna google that right now.

[@TheOnlyKontrol]

My mom also has made something similar very simple and brings out the taste of the rhubarb like you say. It’s called rhubarb marshmallow cake. Basically just a base layer of your rhubarb mixture and then your marshmallow mixture on top…bake and it’s this super light and fluffy cake that you can’t stop eating.

[@casper2166]

my mom makes almost the same thing! we call it rabarbersmulpaj, it's incredible with vanilla ice cream :)

[@dovie2blue]

I agree and I don't want strawberries!! I want JUST the rhubarb!!

[@amyludington8478]

My favorite! Nothing like a rhubarb custard pie yummm

[@kellyharper367]

I agree 👍!

[@kindredk9standardpoodles280]

Now I have to find a recipe

[@shirleydick996]

My boys absolutely hate it... so I sometimes make rhubarb and custard just for me. Kinda feels dirty / underground but it's total soul food for me!

[@shardasydzyik4802]

That's a fact. During the summer I make a pie every other week

[@Rory_Shade]

I still have vivid memories of my mom sending me and my siblings out to the garden to fetch rhubarb or chives or some other herb. Our favorite was when she had us pick the rhubar because that meant she was making rhubarb cobbler, or some other delicious dessert.

[@mojamamonja1897]

I was just thinking of you 2 weeks ago. I thought, "That nice guy doesn't cross my feed anymore." Good to see you again Much love from the Philippines.❤😊

[@collenellsworth8149]

I didn’t know that it should be pulled out! I get to harvest and keep my BIL’s patch so I will make sure to pull this year! Thank you for letting me know!

[@gr8rubs]

Rhubarb reminds me of my cousin's house. They grew almost nothing else in their garden. I used to eat it raw.

[@CinderXiaoLong]

They used to grow like crazy at my grandma's house, so we got a variety of rhubarb things Jam, pie, basically if it could be made with rhubarb, she made it with rhubarb

[@garyhyndman1105]

Dipped in a cup of sugar?

[@shirleydick996]

@@garyhyndman1105 OMG yes! My grandma used to blanch the stalks fresh from grandpa's allotment; she made jam / crumbles with most of it but I always managed to secure a stalk for myself dipped in light brown sugar and a little condensed milk. Happy days!

[@maggpiprime954]

My mum tried growing rhubarb in the 70s but all the local tom cats, raccoons, and skunks would mark their territory on it and she just gave up 😂

[@tomwyant9297]

Rhubarb Pie is one of my very favorite pies.

[@kpand7232]

The flower is really beautiful. Let it grow.

[@Rootropday]

I remember losing one of my front teeth when i was like 12. I was sliding my teeth across the rhubarb to get the juices without the stringyness. I loved eating it right out of the garden.

[@Harikusa]

Yes! Rhubarb in a pie is great! Also, you can make, the eastern European style drink called kompot, some boiling and sugar involved. P.S. Love how useful and encouraging your videos are!

[@Mandy138Cool]

Pro suggests: If you get a flower stalk, cut it ASAP...BUT! that's a sign the crown needs to be divided next year! So leave a marker on the plants that flowered so you can dig them up and divide before next spring.

[@joannrotenberry5855]

My granny grew it and made delicious pies and tarts…you video brought good memories!

[@Mary-ff4hm]

My rhubarb plants are at least 50 years old. My parents got them from my great grandparents' farm back in 1972. Rhubarb Upside Down is my favorite and a must have every summer!!!

[@AttackBrena]

I used to pick rhubarb as a kid at my grandmother's and would just straight eat it! Love the flavor!

[@pulaski1]

When I was a small child rhubarb was my favourite dessert. It still is!

[@MASHkicksass]

I just moved my small rhubarb patch to promote more growth and because we needed to move it. Thanks for all the tips! I really appreciate it and have subscribed! Excited for more!😊

[@Elmnt5]

What a gorgeous garden with beautiful landscaping!! Wow!

[@ST0IC]

"Do not let the flowers bloom, you don't want that!" Well, did you ever stop to think that maybe the Rhubarb wants that? Hm?! 🤣

[@chibom0n]

i like the simplicity of your explanations!

[@shellbellexx3]

I love your garden advice ❤ best on the inter-webs 👏🏻

[@kimberlysusie701]

Oh, how I miss rhubarb! We had so much in our garden when I was younger.

[@grimgirl99]

This brought me back to my childhood. I would always pick Rabarbara in my grandmother's garden and we would eat it raw or dip it in sugar. Best snack of the summer!

[@teresecox4109]

I just love your videos! This one is so timely, as I am trying to start a Rhubard patch! I’m excited to get to the stage yours is at. Thank you for this info, and the great content!

[@LP-bt4uk]

So jealous of your fresh life....die'n on the vine in Hollyweird Many blessings. ❤

[@maj-britt5756]

I love my rhubarb! So easy to maintain and yum! I make pies, cake, crumble, compote that can be used as a condiment for chicken or as a dessert with a crumble and whipped cream or I cold pickle (can’t find a better translation, but it’s in sugar and vanilla) them and use them as a side for light meats. They can also make a lovely syrup for drinks or like lemonade (but with rhubarb). Jam is also good, but I don’t make that. Also a mix of rhubarb and strawberries is perfect!

[@sourgummiez]

Omg now we need a rhubarb recipe!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@MARS-GREENH0USE]

Awaiting...

[@chai.kandie6461]

I got you. Mix: ⅓ sugar ¼ tsp salt ¼ cornstarch 1 tsp vanilla 1 lb strawberry (cut in 4 pieces) 3½ cups of rhybarb (cut in ¼ inch) Full a 9 inch pie dough pan with the mix (fresh or frozen) Top it with 1 tsp butter (cut into tiny pieces) Pie dough top Egg wash Bake for 425 for 20 mins Cover the edges of the aluminum foil (make it look like a donut tent) 375 for 40 mins ***I would make the aluminum donut before baking so you can pop it on top when reducing the heat. (Recipe is from a cafe I worked in Texas)

[@Fitzroyfallz]

Just chop them up and add them to a saucepan with a big squeeze of lemon juice and sugar to taste, and cook them for about 10 minutes or until they’ve turned to stringy goo and dissolved. Serve it with custard, ice cream, sago, or anything else that takes your fancy. Easy as! I’ve also heard of people eating it raw, dipping the end in sugar, but I think you’d have to like very sour things for that!

[@janalu4067]

Rhubarb jam: Wash and wipe dry the stems. Weigh them. Chop up into 1 cm slices (quarter inch). Now mix equal weight of rhubarb and sugar in a GOOD steel pot (aluminum is forbidden! due to the oxalic acid, it reacts with aluminum) Let it heat up slowly on low heat. I mean slowly! Boil at low temp for hours on end when you're at home (just leave the lid on and turn it off if you need to go). You want it barely bubbling. The goal is to achieve a deep red color, and a smooth texture where the chopped slices of stalk have fallen apart into mush. Put a spoonful of jam on a plate and let cool in order to test the jam for doneness, texture and taste. It will thicken up upon cooling. No need for any additives - when done, put in jars freshly clean, dry and hot from the dishwasher (must be hot so the glass doesn't shatter). Add in a small amount of jam and roll the jar so jam covers the glass. Then fill after that. Allow to cool a bit at room temp, without lid. Sprinkle a layer of white sugar on top of jam surface and then put the clean lid on. Store cool. Warning: A common mistake is to boil quickly and at higher, bubbling temp. The only thing this will give you is a bright red, rough texture jam which will have a great tendency to form sugar crystals. If that's your preference, well... 😂 Edit: Don't harvest too late. It makes bad jam. Also, please include both fat and slender stalks, also stalks that vary in color. The variation makes better jam. Also, although you pull the stalks up while harvesting, my mom always chopped a lot of the white stuff off. She said it gave bitter flavor to the jam (if mermory serves me). I hope you try it. Jam stores well over a year and we use it in many baked goods (not incorporated in the dough, more like a layer in between layers of dough). Great on waffles. Try a slice of bread, buttered, a slice of cored apple and rhubarb jam in the cored apple's hole. Children's classic ❤

[@shardasydzyik4802]

Ready to cook crust or your homemade. 4 cups chopped rhubarb 4 eggs beat 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour whip into eggs. Put the rhubarb in pie crust . Bake 1 hr. At 350. Check if done with knife. Add time as needed.

[@kylewagner78]

Rhubarb is so good. There was a guy who grew it across the street. I would always go over and he would let me pick some. It was so good! ❤

[@annienewton3999]

Rhubarb Crumble and custard is one of my favourite puddings !!! We grew it when I was a kid x

[@ainaaina4505]

Thank you for the great tips and facts! Will definitily be using them💖 we actually have them in our garden!

[@bobt6639]

I love rubarb And it grows absolutely amazing in alaska

[@elsa5150]

Rhubarb is the best! So yummy, full of vitamin C and easy to grow.

[@brendahaynes5161]

I just planted my 1st ones. Strawberries and rhubarb are a match made in heaven. Jams, pies, crumbles.....yum!

[@candacechew76]

Strawberry Rhubarb pie and Strawberry Rhubarb Jam are so good.

[@TheOriginalPipDoll]

Yesss omg my mom and grandma would always make the jam. FIRE

[@firstcanonkill1767]

When it was harvest time for the rhubarb when I was little, mum let me carry around one of the stems and use it like a leaf umbrella all day. It made me so happy.

[@Boomy0]

I always eat homegrown and homemade rhubarb pie at my grandmothers house, very good!!

[@robinbrooks3794]

I so wish I could find this down here in SC. I had it in PNW. Great in jelly, jam and pies.

[@victoriathornton2973]

My favorite desert is the rhubarb custard pie my mother would bake every year for Thanksgiving. Such an amazing and delicious treat.

[@charlottesfunandfreechannel]

My uncle had rhubarb in his garden we'd pick it n eat it by dipping into sugar Such a nice treat I'm from UK btw

[@AngelaSmith_1970]

Beautiful rhubarbs my dude 🥰🌱✨

[@Yoyocreative]

I started rhubarb seeds this year! I'm excited to see them grow! It'll take some time, but I'm already looking forward to picking my own rhubarb from my backyard!

[@gigiiv]

Vanilla rhubarb jam is so delicious and worth the effort to make.

[@xXxNikixMxXx]

Yeesssss! Rhubarb appreciation! I love rhubarb ❤

[@blankanonymous5214]

Use to eat that stuff like crazy when we were kids. We would raid people's gardens in the neighborhood. Loved that sour taste.

[@adenkyramud5005]

I love that stuff. If you never had it you gotta try it in a strawberry rhubarb cheesecake, or just any cake with rhubarb and strawberries. The sourness of the rhubarb and the sweetness of strawberries perfectly compliment each other

[@melonie_peppers]

I always remember the thing about the toxic leaves from watching Martha Stewart when i was young. Before her Snoop Dogg era

[@andreaa.9709]

My grandma taught me to make tart rhubarb pie with a homemade crust when I was 14 and I have been making them a couple times a year ever since. It's my husband and my dad's favorite dessert so I love that I can bless them with something that isn't readily available

[@macdaiddavidson8051]

My father loved strawberry rhubarb pie. I came to love it too. I also just love rhubarb by itself.

[@cheryldeville9211]

It's absolutely delicious! Rhubarb cordial is also a fabulous drink. ❤❤❤

[@laurakastrup]

Living in Northern Europe (Denmark), growing up we had wild rhubarb growing at the end of our yard and the beginning of the wild forest that bordered our yard. It was a favourite light snack to go down and pick wild berries and rhubarb, bring them up to the house and have rhubarb, wild berries, sweet breadcrumbs (basically bread crumbs and sugar), and yogurt dressing With a glass of lemonade and you basically have the first 20 years of my life

[@shizzle7642]

Oh no I have 3 big blooms growing in mine right now!! I’ll take care of those and I already twist when picking them. I love my rhubarb too!! 😋😋

[@tnt55super]

I love Rhubarb.. my mom has it in her garden. Have eaten it for years. Live in Muchigan. Have a good day. Love your videos 💕💕🌹🌹

[@huggledemon32]

God I LOVE Rhubarb!- I grew up eating stewed rhubarb and apple with ice cream- my grandmother used to make it every week!- soooo good!

[@di4085]

Not that I care for rhubarb but it's such an old item grown that you hardly see anybody use it anymore.

[@dougreeves7092]

Rhubarb is especially delicious in a strawberry rhubarb pie. I make it every time it's in season and the kids can't get enough of it

[@patriciamears5497]

Great advice! Never seen it growing till now. You rock kid!

[@ruthcalfee7868]

The only place I’ve ever seen rhubarb was in my family’s ‘Victory Garden’ as a child. We ate it raw or dipped in sugar and our Mom (RIP) used to make the best rhubarb and strawberry pie - absolutely delicious!!! Sincere thanks for reminding me of the very rare good parts of my childhood.

[@robwoodke6592]

I do and always have loved rhubarb. I remember growing up in rural north central Indiana and that was our treat. A rhubarb stalk and a couple teaspoons of sugar to dip it in. ❤❤❤

[@larsiparsii]

My grandmothers used to make wild strawberry and rhubarb jam. So good! Miss them ❤

[@thomasborders6882]

And once you get the roots going, these things are unstoppable!

[@whitecross7648]

Thank you! You have a new subscriber.❤

[@Pandaland41]

Lol I love how cheery his tone is, especially when talking about the poisonous enzymes. I'm definitely going to give Rhubarb a try.

[@ladybloodiest4952]

And don't forget, do not eat the stems raw. Always cook it :)

[@RebeckadV]

​​@@ladybloodiest4952 Whaaat, I grew up eating rhubarb straight from the garden! We have tons of it at my summer house, and as a kid I sometimes picked a stem for gnawing on. You telling me I was actually poisoning myself or smth?

[@bronson4534]

I pulled a tonne of Rhubarb last week. Now the stragglers I left are doing awesome. Rhubarb is crazy easy to grow! I was thinking about cutting and transplanting some, but just doing a half harvest seemed to work.

[@criticalmass5402]

Rhubarb is scary. You can HEAR it grow. Aaaaaah!!!!!!!

[@boo3011]

Rhubarb crumble is a staple in my house. I love it ❤

[@_kodokushi_]

My mother has a rhubarb patch similar too this and when she harvests it she makes a beautiful rhubarb crumble. Absolutely divine 👌

[@buzzyanderson4131]

Caleb! Please give us a tour of your garden and remodel!

[@austingroves2920]

Just transferred 30+ year old rhubarb from my grandparents house in to my garden this spring!! Love it cant wait for strawberry rhubarb jam 😊

[@bgariss123]

Rhubarb grows wild where I grew up. Used to just be outside during summer find a bunch and that was lunch

[@ralsharp6013]

Rhubarb and apple oat crumble. So delicious with a big serving of whipped cream and vanilla❤

[@galbax1]

dumplings, cakes, compote, jam - just yummy!

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Mmm! one of my favorites! Cobblers, Pies, with strawberries and without! I also used to make strawberries Rhubarb syrup for pancakes and waffles! Yum!

[@robind8149]

I LOVE rhubarb!!! Thanks for reminding me that I need to get some!😊❤️

[@yvetteblack9370]

Rhubarb and Custard - Yum 😋

[@manicpixiecassidy]

We used to have two giant rubharb plants in the garden, and they were so hardy, nobody ever paid much attention to them at all and every year we harvested stalks from them. It was great, Nana always made rubharb and apple crumble.

[@ginam830]

I was cutting mine from the bottom and letting it bloom. Thanks for sharing this ❤