So anxious are my hills of rhubarb to get started every spring that their petioles practically jump up through the soil and mulch that covers them. One of the reasons for their enthusiasm is that they ...

Dividing plants is a clever gardening technique that involves separating a plant in half to create a new plant for free. Most perennials benefit from division every two to three years to maintain ...

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Rhubarb is used primarily in sweet treats and are, hence, regarded as a fruit. Actually, rhubarb is a vegetable but, because of its high acidity, lends itself nicely to pies, tarts, jams and other ...

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Q:I have a rhubarb plant that is 20-plus-years-old and has never been moved. It is producing less and less. What do I do to bring it back to full production? A:Rhubarb should be transplanted and ...

Q: My daughter and her husband have two very large vines growing in the yard of the new home they purchased. The vines seem overgrown, and we’re wondering how much to cut back. We even wonder if they ...

Rhubarb thrives in cooler conditions and will bolt, sending up flowers instead of producing those thick, succulent stems, when temperatures soar. With the UK's rhubarb season now officially finished, ...

Rhubarb is a cool-weather crop that will bolt, producing flowers rather than thick, juicy stems, in hot conditions. With rhubarb season officially over in the UK, it's a good time to work on ...

It is rhubarb season in Alaska. The loyal reader knows I think I am the only one in these parts who has an excuse to not harvest the stuff: 18 years of daily consumption and part caretaker of the ...