The thicker stalks will be just as tender as thinner stalks,sometimes more. Certainly not inedible!
I've had some this year as thick as my small thumb. This is only the first spring since I planted. I have the purple and some MW variety from Lowes. I planted with tons and tons of old leaves,bone meal,lime and then I've been dumping the stall cleanings on the edge of the bed all winter,letting woks work that manure goodness and shavings very slowly into the soil.
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