Forcing pots, Hill Close Gardens, Warwick
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Forcing pots, Hill Close Gardens, Warwick
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 12 Oct 2019
Forcing pots on a town garden, including an imposing iron model with a vent. Such pots, more commonly made of pottery, are traditionally used to grow rhubarb in the spring. They produce stalks that are paler, softer and sweeter than those that have been exposed to light. https://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/expert-advice/how-to-force-rhubarb/ Rhubarb was a popular garden and allotment crop in the days before year-round availability of fruit in shops. Though a stalk, like celery, its sweetness and acidity are fruit-like attributes, and it is available in spring when trees and bushes are not yet fruiting and last year's crop has been used up.
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Image Location
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