Q: Could you please help me out? What is the name of the beautiful bush in the attached photo? Is there a good time of year to transplant a portion of it? — Diana N. A: The shrub is a Weigela, most ...
Q: The soil in the location to which we recently moved is heavy clay. I brought some rhubarb along to plant, but the photo is what my rhubarb looks like since planting it here in May. I have watered ...
AMES, Iowa — Rhubarb has long been a popular crop to grow in the home garden. In this week’s Yard and Garden entry, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulture specialists Ajay Nair and ...
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 ...
Rhubarb is one of the easiest plants to grow in the home garden. Though easy to grow, questions invariably arise: Rhubarb performs best in full sun. Avoid shady sites near large trees or shrubs.
Q:When’s the best time to transplant rhubarb? A:Either the month of September or April. Q:Last summer, bark was disappearing from a maple tree we have. Then, one day, I saw a squirrel pealing bark off ...
There is a song going viral right now on social media about a woman named Barbara who is famous for her rhubarb pie. The entire song is a German tongue twister and catchy. Rhubarb is also trending due ...
Let’s set the record straight: Rhubarb is a vegetable, though it’s often put to the same culinary uses as fruit. Think jellies, sauces and pies. The confusion on rhubarb’s standing in the food world ...