Harvesting Rhubarb & Baking a Crisp! 👩‍🌾🌿// Garden Answer 

Just a note about picking rhubarb I learned after loosing rhubarb plants. I couldn't understand why my plants were dying. I asked my Mom. She asked how I was picking & I said I was cutting the stems. She told me to never cut, always pull the stalks. Since then, I have beautiful, healthy rhubarb. The video was excellent! Good job working solo!

Your mom must be so pleased, the "romancing the ordinary" gene she passed along has strong roots in you! Glass pitcher set is gorgeous!😉 Love this kind of informal video and will be trying out the recipe soon.

The succulent bunny💕 @3:10

Omg!! One of my fav GA videos. Do more of these, Laura. And yes, Aaron can use his fancy videos if he wants. But this was great too. It is so inspiring. I love how much you enjoy your home. So much love to you guys. May God always bless you and yours with happiness and health.

My mother used to make strawberry rhubarb pies from a patch in our yard. I haven't had it since I was a kid. Nice memories.

Gardening AND cooking! Yay!

I loved seeing you bake and using things from your garden!!

You're as great with baking as you are teaching us about gardening!

My grandparents said you could only pick rhubarb in June. NOT TRUE..... I started with 1 plant and picked it heavily the first year it turned into 2 plants. Then the next year I again picked it heavily and shared with neighbors and 2 plants turned into 6. Now I have a mass that does stay confined to one spot but it's gorgeous. I'll send you a pic. Leaves are poisonous so I leave them at the base of the plant and do not put them in compost pile. The whole thing gets a good covering of leaves in the fall before it snows. Mine is mulched so I can stick my hand down in the dirt.. Must love that good ole Minnesota manure. Here it's considered a weed. Go figure..... Weed crisp tastes pretty good to me. I also freeze small cut up pieces (2 cups) to a package so when it snows here I can cook some. Thanks

Grabbing my coffee for my morning date with Laura in the garden!!

Awesome video. You did great on filming it. Crisp looks so tasty. The tea in those pretty glasses - oh my word!!! Such a treat. Hope you enjoyed the fruits of your labor! That rhubarb grew so big already. 🍓🥮🍦🍹

Aaron's face at 11:30 made my day. 😁 He is so precious, I love you both so much! ❤❤

Love this video, love rhubarb! My great grandmother always picked us rhubarb from her garden and we ate it raw, dipped in sugar as a treat. She also made delicious pies, crisps, and cakes with rhubarb. I grow it in my garden and always think of my dear great grandma Varga.

Everytime I watch your videos it's like spending time with a sweet friend! Bless you and thank you for sharing your life with us!

Oh yeah and sprinkle some corn starch in with the strawberries/rhubarb and the juice with get thick and oh so yummy......about a tablespoon. It looked great!

Jeez! Is there anything you CAN'T do?!!! Who ARE you, and where do you get all this energy?!! You're a delight!

You did a great job filming the video without all the extra lights etc. the crisp is great warm too with ice cream. Yum.

This video was great. Rhubarb is one of those things that just says spring to me.

Mmmm..yum! Love the vintage glasses and jug! And if u add a little bit of cornstarch to the fruit it won't be as liquidy 😉

This was such a cozy video. I love your videos in general, but whenever you feel like whipping out the camera for an impromptu vlog is fine by me. Also so happy to see the chickens. Been waiting for an update 😊

This video has perfect timing! I just found rhubarb growing in my yard last night and I have absolutely no experience with it!

I love watching your videos. The rhubarb receipt looks great. However, may I suggest you never boil tea leaves. It makes them bitter. Bring the water to a boil. Take the boiling water off the heat, drop in the tea and/or mint leaves, cover with a lid and steep for five minutes or so. Strain the tea, add sugar while the water is still warm for sweet tea, dilute with more water and chill. Sincerely, from an old southern girl.

Every other day I check if you have new blog for me to watch. I love watching your blogs, sometimes even if I already watch it I’m going to watch it again. Just to entertain my eyes with your beautiful garden. I wish I have a garden like yours here in the Philippines.

What a nice mixed bag 😂. Always a pleasure, nice to see your crops in action. Thank you 💞🙏

It's healthy to sit and have a heart to heart with your chickens.I do it every day. X

Love love this video format. After all, I can't be the only gardener who's fervent about planting and lazy on harvesting. This gives me incentives to go harvest more.

I think your camera work was great. The crip looks yummy and the pitcher and set of glasses are perfect for an old timey treat.

Your informal vlogs are my favorite. I think a video like this feels more genuine than if it were super produced. I do like the more formal professional videos, but the blogs are like a little behind the scenes treat.

I agree with everyone else, I loved this! I love how you guys just take us along with your day! Thank you for all the work you do and information you share!

A mixed bag is extra fun! That rhubarb has gotten SO big and the crisp looked delicious. Confession...I've never tried rhubarb, guess I will now. I've been wondering about the chickens. I remember you saying how Benjamin likes to go out there first thing. Guess he takes after his mama. 💚🌿🐓😊

Baking on your channel with plants from your garden! I LOVE IT!!

Loved the video. I wouldn’t mind seeing other videos like this with other garden veggies and fruits!!

Coffee with Laura and some cooking how fun is that! Love the pitcher and glasses they almost look like Princess House crystal. Like another person said you are so good at romancing the ordinary and it is great to see you enjoying the fruits of your labor!!!!

Tea in your beautiful garden. That's the way to end a busy day : )

Not used to cold tea or dessert that isn't complex and time consuming. This is a whole new world! xD

Rhubarb and banana is also one of our favourite combinations.

Looks yummy! Gardening...cooking...crafts...animals...I love watching it all. Doesn't matter to me as you always bring me joy!

The video turned out great !!!!!!!! Loved it 💕💕💕💕💕💕 I like that you added the cooking portion 😊😊 and I too am a “nerd” 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓 I always talk to my animals ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

You’re Rocking it Laura!🏆💕

You probably won't read this since it was posted 3 years ago. I had a bag of frozen rhubarb and mint growing in my aerogarden and thought what the heck. I made the tea and the crisp along side your video. Both came out wonderful. Thx!

This video was great. Gardening, cooking, pretty glasses and pitcher, I loved seeing a slice of your real life..

Laura make sure you also put some type of wire around the eves of the builiding. I see gaps between the walls and the ceiling. A varmint can get there and raise heck in your coop. Just talking from exprience. I had that happen to my bantams last year. It was a sad day.

Dear Laura, Thank you for the perfect video. Your tea set are so pretty. Great find! 💫y

Hey I just wanted to honor you on Arbor Day here in NY- THANK YOU THANK YOU for All you do for the planet - with growing trees plants flowers.. you and your beautiful family’s love helps us all! Continue to plant

Wonderful video Laura! I'm going to buy a rhubarb plant today.😀 So funny how Aaron already helped himself to the rhubarb crisp.

Loved the combination garden, chicken and cooking video, and especially your vintage set. You did a great job. Enjoy your tea/desert with your lovely family👍💖

Definitely do more cooking demos. Loved it. I'm craving a crisp now!! Can't wait to see how you use all those veggies throughout the summer.

Thanks for sharing the recipes! I have eaten rhubarb since childhood. We used to pick stocks off the plant and dip them in powdered sugar as we ate them. The fore-runner of Sour Patch Kids. 😚 love the cooking addition to your video!

I LOVED this video! Often we see when you harvest for a flower arrangement. It was nice to see what you make with you're kitchen harvest. I love garden to table practicality.

What does rhubarb taste like?? Loved you showing how you use something you grow!! More recipes please!

I loved this video so much! I never comment on anything, but I really liked how you showed us how to incorporat something you've grown into your life!

Yes, love the new mix of lifestyle and cooking!

Thanks for sharing! It looks like your crisp turned out wonderful, and your video was very enjoyable. Hope you guys had a great evening!!

One of my favorite videos from Garden Answers. 💝

Love the idea of showing us what to do with our garden treats! The glasses are precious. Romance the ordinary all the way

I enjoyed the farm to table theme...please make more videos like this!🌞 The crisp and tea look delicious!

It was nice to see you cooking from something you have grown! My Mother grew rhubarb and baked pies and a rhubarb custard.

All of your videos are awesome...never apologize for anything...you two are the best!

Just loved it Laura !! Very nice to see what you do with your crops! Farm to Table. You handled it just like a pro! I lived in Iowa for 45 years of my life where rhubarb is everywhere. I never knew the leaves were poison and I always thought it wasn't ripe until the stems turned red! I always learn something watching you!

Ok, now I need to plant rhubarb! 🤷🏻‍♀️😂🙌🏼

hello, loved watching you cook... in the uk where i am, the strawberry and rhubarb crisp is called a crumble and very tasty too 😉 xx

I had chickens for years and I would visit and talk to them constantly. They're very calming creatures, I miss those girls.

You know Laura, I always thought celery storks were green and rhubarb was red 🙄 hmmmm ya learn something new everyday 👍🏼🍓🥧💜🕊

I grew up with picking rhubarb in my grandmother's garden and eating it straight out... I love the recipe you shared..thank you for bringing back a memory for me

Laura, the video was just fine as it was. Can almost taste that rhubarb. Here in New Hampshire our rhubarb has just emerged...finally, so no rhubarb anything for a wee bit yet.

I love this kind of video, very rewarding to grow your own food! 😊

Loved this whole thing! I think you did a lovely job with filming! 👩🏻‍🌾💕

I grew up with a lot of rhubarb pie. My Grandpa would even make a rhubarb wine.

Loved the video today. I am all about your landscaping but have so enjoyed the combination of the plant, chickens and cooking today. Your mother's term "romancing the ordinary" has become my favorite saying. I wish I had thought of that concept-reasoning when I was young. Maybe you could bring more of that in some of your videos as well. If you ever run out of ideas from the landscaping, "romancing the ordinary" would be a good addition. I am a detail person and loved watching you make tea and covering it with a towel in the fridge. Loved the pitcher and glass set too.

I love to see videos Where you are incorporating your own grown food.

Thank you for this video. After watching it, I harvested the first rhubarb from our three year old plant! We’re going to buy some strawberries to make a strawberry rhubarb pie. Yum!

I loved your cooking video. I want to plant some rhubarb this year. We are replacing our shed, taking out some bushes and then there will be a perfect spot for it. Thank you. Love the chickens too!

Love the cooking video. Never made rhubarb crisp but I’m inspired to.

It turned out just fine! 👍🏾👌🏾

Watching from Norway, can't wait for my strawberries and rhubarb to start growing now 🤤 My husband will love this recipe, but he will dig in once it's out of the oven 🤣 I hope that one day you and your family will come to Norways Lofoten Islands so we can meet. I really want to show you around the most amazing places and local plants we can offer. You have inspiered me to quit being a truck(lorry) driver and start gardening full time.

You did a great job filming this video! I LOVED seeing the sempervivum bunny! When you did the unboxing over a year ago I immediately ordered semps from mountain crest gardens. I made a beautiful vertical frame. Then you did yours a year later and omg I wanted to redo mine! I did find that just the sphagnum moss wasn’t enough. I had to redo it and add some soil. It is much happier now! A pricy project but the payoff is so worth it! I ENJOY every video!

Love the pitcher and glasses. My friend eats her Rhubarb like celery with just salt. I can't stand it. It is so bitter. I should get some from her and make the crisp for our card night. I bet they would love it. Thanks for posting that. Can't wait to see the next one!

This video was such a treat, enjoyed it with my first cup of coffee in the morning! Thank you for the recipe!

Thank you so much Laura! Newbie here. Perfect timing on the video since I was trying to find out when my rhubarb would be ready to pick! And I needed a strawberry rhubarb crisp recipe STAT! Your amazing. And don’t worry about Aaron and lighting…everything was perfect! 🤩

I really enjoyed this video :) I love that you go and hang out with your chickens.

I love the idea of videos of you cooking with things from ur garden. please make more

So glad you explained about certain varieties of rhubarb having green stalks because I thought I was doing something wrong because mine didn't have red stalks, lol!

11:27 I feel bad for Aaron getting told! :)

My grandma and my mom always made fruit crumble dishes. My job was usually to collect the rhubarb. Love the video and brief progress updates on the chickens :)

You should do more cooking videos using the things you grow. Loved this video.

Loooooove. Thank you for the cooking show!!! Also, as a Texas Woman, seeing someone make tea and not add sugar. It baffles me. 😂

Hey, it was fine in the kitchen! You did a great job! Thanks for sharing, girl. 👍

Have an amazing weekend!!!! 😊

Wow that rhubarb looks awesome❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Laura thanks for always inspiring all of us ❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Rhubarb, (I will have to try it now), strawberries, mint tea, the chickens, Aaron's face @11:30, pretty glasses and pitcher, what's not to love about this video....? ❤❤❤❤Thank you.

I'm so excited for the chicken-friendly plants video!!

I love this! You should do more from the garden to the table!

Loved this vlog style video😍😍

Laura!! You did an excellent job on this video! Aaron's camera skills are rubbing off on you... and your expertise in tree trimming has surely rubbed off on Aaron 😉😊❤

Omg I love that fern "shelf" in your kitchen 😍

So fun! I had no idea rhubarb leaves were poisonous, great information and the crisp looks delicious! Pitcher and glasses GORGEOUS!

I like how well rounded the information in this was about rhubarb. Keep it up!

Monty Don- Gardener's World, recommends only breaking stems, not cutting. I think the concern is w/disease. ALSO, thanks so much for the composting info, I had no idea.

I really enjoyed this video. You can do anything 🥰 I would love to see more cooking videos. Thanks Laura for all you do ❤️❤️❤️

Add a little corn starch in the fruit mix before baking, to thicken up the liquid. It will keep the topping from getting soggy