Even though global fruits are sold all year, rhubarb remains a favourite for its colour, texture and sharp flavour ...

after which carefully sever and dig out a new section to plant again in a new site. For early forced shoots, cover crowns in December with a terracotta rhubarb forcer or similar container and ...

Swiss chard is an easy vegetable to grow anywhere: a container, in a vegetable garden, or the landscape as an ornamental ...

They are large plants and that means you need a large container if you want to grow rhubarb in a pot. A container must be at least 20 inches wide and deep, have drainage holes in the bottom ...

There is also "Rhubarb," which produces red leaves ... For those interested in growing vegetables in containers, here are a few things to consider. Choose a container that has good drainage ...

The first year is vital for the rhubarb plant to develop underground. Gardeners should only lightly harvest in the second season to avoid weakening the crowns. If you're keen for an early harvest ...

Former Royal Gardener Jack Stooks explains that covering the rhubarb crown with a pot can yield a healthier, sweeter plant. 'Putting a pot on top of the crown forces the rhubarb to push into the ...

As long as you get the basics down, growing them in containers outdoors can be simple yet rewarding. Green onions have small root systems, so a container that's about 6 to 8 inches deep is ideal. A ...

Take a handful of chickpea, mung bean, lentils, alfalfa, pea or daikon radish seeds and soak overnight, then tip into a jar and “wash” them twice a day, draining thoroughly each time, until they are ...

While much of the country shivers in sub-zero temperatures, in warm cosy sheds in West Yorkshire pink sticks of rhubarb are growing at rates of an inch a day. Not many crops are harvested in the ...