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rachael hamblin
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April 25, 2008, 11:26:17 PM
I recently learned of the cleansing and other benefits of cleaver and was wondering how best to harvest it without significantly harming the plant.  Anyone?
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April 29, 2008, 11:10:11 AM
I don't think cleavers is in any danger of being damaged by harvesting at the level you would do it for home use. Here on the farm we just rip it out and use it. It's everywhere.

It's an annual so as long as you leave a few patches of it intact it will reseed plentifully.

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rachael hamblin
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April 29, 2008, 11:40:46 PM
I guess you have a point there...

How do you use it?  I've mostly heard of folks juicing it, but I think we need a wheat grass juicer to do that, our juicer doesn't seem to get much out of it.  Are there other ways of preparing it?  Eating it raw is kinda tricky, due to its namesake and all...
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