Garden Rhubarb: Some people think garden rhubarb is a fruit, but is actually a vegetable, a perennial plant, (the kind that grows from year to year) and is usually available from early winter through early summer. Rhubarb pie is a favorite way to use garden rhubarb.
The Rhubarb CompendiumRhubarb is a cool season, perennial plant that is very winter hardy and resistant to drought. Its crop is produced from crowns consisting of fleshy rhizomes and buds. Following a season of growth the
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