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The Dark Art of Rhubarb
· 33 min
Episode The Dark Art of Rhubarb
This week, Guy Barter takes us through some essential gardening tasks for the season ahead and we explore a hardy favourite: as Caroline Williamson from RHS Garden Bridgewater reveals the fascinating (and surprisingly dark) art of forcing rhubarb. And finally, mother-daughter duo Ellie and Claudia of Elka Textiles will show us how to turn garden plants into beautiful, sustainable dyes—perfect for a creative winter project!
Host - Jenny Laville
Contributors - Guy Barter, Caroline Williamson, and Ellie Fisher & Claudia Gosse from Elka Sustainable Textiles
Other links
How to grow rhubarb
How to force rhubarb
More jobs to be getting on with in February
Green Futures Gardening Club
PDF tutorial ’Natural Dyeing with Brown Onion Skins’
Links in the notes 6
- https://www.elkatextiles.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOoqfaoMxCLF6KuKPa_bXVCG6gVQ4G-T0jKfmjPFVr3zA9Q8bdy-U
- https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/rhubarb/grow-your-own
- https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/features/forcing-rhubarb
- https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/february
- https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/green-futures-gardening-club
- https://elka.ck.page/7163b6cd09
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