Yellow Rhubarb

[gawdambugs]

Hi, on my allotment I discovered rhubarb was growing. After getting rid of the weeds - I have found red and yellow rhubarb. I knwo the red is fine but cant seem to find anybody who knows why the rest of the rhubabr has yellow stalks.

Is this just a different type of rhubarb or has something gone wrong with it.

Hope somone can help

[Shortie]

Is it definately rhubarb and not chard as they can be multicoloured?

I don't know anything about yellow rhubarb...?

[gawdambugs]

Hi, I dont know what chard is - it looks identical to the rhubarb - same leaves,etc.... someone else has it on their plot next to their rhubarb but they are never there when I go, so I cant ask them!!!

[Strepsy]

Just found this picture. Funky stuff.

[PJB]

Pretty sure the pic is of chard. Very yummy but makes a rubbish crumble!

PJB

[Lesley Jay]

Gawdambugs if the stalks of the rhubarb are yellow and it has green leaves then it is just a different variety.

[Strepsy]

Pretty sure the pic is of chard. Very yummy but makes a rubbish crumble!

PJB

Is it something kids may like. How do you have it? If you don't mine me asking. It would be a cool thing to grow for them visual wise.

[Shortie]

Hi Strepsy

I'm sure other grapes could advise better but it's supposed to be quite attractive (esp. the multi stem-coloured ones) and I think you can treat the leaves like spinage and the stems like asparagus..?

[nick the grief]

Spot on Shortie,

Leaves & Stem can be steamed. Looks very decorative & it isn't bothered by slugs & caterpillars likethe rest of the brassicas - well not on my plot anyway.

If you leave it to over winter it will self seed itself around your plot as well.

[Nicos]

Strepsy - we grow this and the picture is that of swiss chard....yummy!! we steam it and then roll in butter , leaves and all! - v. tasty!!

[Strepsy]

Thanks for that. Sounds great, and easy too.

[PJB]

...young leaves are good in salad too. Kids make good imaginative use of bigger leaves too; nice sun hat, maybe a fan, decorating a makeshift tent (...we had rather a lot of it last year!)

PJB

[Gryfon]

We've got some of that! Will enjoy eating it once the blessed snails have all been dealt with and I have leaves without holes!