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

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...