A new book suggests the novel approach of eating or in some other way using invasive plants rather than trying to kill them ...

Whether you want to grow fruit trees or soft fruit bushes, both can be sourced as bare-root plants to add to your garden this month. Bare-root plants can be planted anytime from November to March, as ...

Until the 1950s. the most popular commercial banana variety in the world was the Gros Michel, which was affectionately known as “Big Mike.” Due to Panama wilt, a fungus disease, it was virtually wiped ...

SUMNER, Wash. — Farmers in Sumner started growing rhubarb in the late 1800s after a blight hit the hops industry. Today, Sumner still produces a lot of rhubarb, and they even have a festival ...

When our favorite celebrity TV chef recently posted a strawberry-rhubarb dessert recipe, we thought it would be fun to try baking it. We quickly discovered that not only was it difficult to find fresh ...

I have two things growing in the garden right now: rhubarb and lettuce. As much as I’m always in the mood for a salad, I couldn’t resist playing around with a rhubarb recipe this week. My rhubarb ...

The rhubarb season has begun. Over the decades I’ve made crisps and pies, breads and muffins, sauces, and, most favored among family members, jams – with just rhubarb alone or mixed with other fruits.

Rhubarb is a hardy perennial vegetable that's perfect for cooler climates. It’s known for its tart, delicious stalks, which are used in many recipes like pies, crumbles, and jams. Rhubarb is easy to ...

Rhubarb, legally a fruit but botanically a vegetable, thrives in sunny locations with fertile, well-drained soil. Planting rhubarb crowns is recommended over seeds, and fertilizing established plants ...

Yesterday when I looked out my back door, I could see that my rhubarb plants were up and growing. Today, unfortunately they are under a layer of snow. That is Spring! Several years ago, an employee ...

Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that is primarily used as a fruit in cooking. It grows best in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. Rhubarb should not be harvested the first year it is planted to ...