Let’s set the record straight: Rhubarb is a vegetable, though it’s often put to the same culinary uses as fruit. Think jellies, sauces and pies. The confusion on rhubarb’s standing in the food world ...

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Rhubarb is one of the easiest plants to grow in the home garden. Though easy to grow, questions invariably arise: Rhubarb performs best in full sun. Avoid shady sites near large trees or shrubs.

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 ...