Rhubarb is a firm favourite amongst British gardeners to grow in their gardens. The popular plant produces an abundance of ...
Rhubarb is a cool-season garden vegetable that, once established, can produce a crop for up to 15 years, making it a ...
"The 'Timperley Early' is the variety we grow at Le Manoir," explains gardener Nadya Pearson, from Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons ...
A well-grown rhubarb plant will be ruby red and green by summer, but those who just can't wait to harvest can stimulate pale ...
Experts at B&Q offer their top tips for anyone wanting to grow rhubarb and apples in their garden, which include: Force ...
To do this, you'll need a terracotta forcing pot. These bell-shaped pots are designed to cover the rhubarb plant, limiting photosynthesis and encouraging early growth for harvest in late winter.
Eden Project's garden manager, Julie Kendall, said: "If you like your rhubarb sweet and tender, now is the time to try forcing it by covering the crowns." This process, aptly coined 'forcing', ...
It can also be baked in a square tin and cut into cubes for a picnic, instead of the more-difficult-to-transport cake slices.
had enthusiastically endorsed growing rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) in California based on his success with varieties he had imported from New Zealand. Of course, Santa Rosa is in Northern ...