Have you ever wondered how to grow rhubarb? Delicious in a cake, compote, or crumble with custard, the elegant pink and green ...

Rhubarb is an easy-to-grow and delicious crop. Whether you grow it for pies, jams, or crumbles, the tangy stalks can reliably appear year after year. For the best harvest, though, dividing rhubarb ...

Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) belongs to the Buckwheat family and is a cool-season hardy herbaceous perennial which grows from short thick rhizomes. A rhizome is a horizontal underground stem which ...

Rhubarb plants can be grown in pots for those who don't have space in the soil as long as they get plenty of sunshine and regular watering. Three key tasks need to be done now ...

Forcing rhubarb involves growing the crown fruit earlier and more quickly to produce sweeter, more colourful stems. According to Rachel Cole, Seed Manager at Mr Fothergill’s, these should almost ...

“By shutting out light and enclosing to increase the ambient temperature, the stems grow tall in search of light.” Forcing is simply placing your rhubarb crowns into a dark and warm ...

when outdoor-grown rhubarb takes over. The latter can become coarse in late summer. Choose pert looking stems and avoid any limp or slimy-looking stems. Wash and trim the rhubarb stems before use.