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    Rhubarb and chickens

    Thanks all! I've been given a new tilled bed, facing south, and will plant them tomorrow with as much fertilizer as I can collect. This bed is quite far from all intended animals. I od'd on dandelion greens last week. Tasted good, after parboiling and sauteing, but that oxalic acid got me...
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    Shade loving edibles

    Anny - rhubarb might thrive in dappled shade if the soil if exceptional. It does at my parents home, NE zone 5. They don't have much sun, but they do have their rhubarb in great compost mulch and have wonderful results. Good luck with the winterberry - I haven't a clue where to find that.
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    Rhubarb and chickens

    Grandma just gave me two huge bags of her ancient rhubarb and I'm trying to find the best place to plant these. We have mostly sun, it's mostly so well drained that the dirt here becomes concrete. We have about 100 free ranging chickens that I am concerned about eating the leaves. We also...
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