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 ...

Gardeners who have rhubarb in their garden have been issued with guidance warning them not to harvest in the first season ...

Perennial kale is hardy to USDA zone 7 – and zone 6 with extra care – but benefits from protection against extreme cold, such as moving pots indoors or covering them. Rhubarb is grown for its ...

Next, transfer the rhubarb into a pot with compost and move it to a cool room or greenhouse where the temperature ranges between 7-16C. Cover the rhubarb with buckets to block out light and ensure the ...

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

Gardeners who have rhubarb in their garden are being warned not to harvest in the first season after planting.

You can use either the slender vibrant pink stalks of early forced rhubarb, or the sharper red-green stalks of outdoor rhubarb that appear later in the year to make this homely rhubarb and ginger jam.

Rhubarb growing under a forcing pot (Photo: RHS / Neil Hepworth) Ideally, repeat this mulch every winter. Too much fertiliser can cause flower formation, which is unwanted, but some general ...

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