Contrary to popular belief, rhubarb is a vegetable, not a fruit. The bright red stalks, which are in from April to June, look ...

Hooray, cherry season is finally here! If you’re buying locally, you’ll find them on farmer’s stands in local markets alike.

If the stalks are sold with leaves attached, be sure the leaves look fresh, not wilted. While rhubarb’s color can vary from red to pink to light green, its hue generally doesn’t affect the flavor.

Gardeners growing rhubarb plants can have 'tender pink stems' in April by doing 2 tasks Forcing rhubarb ensures ruby-red stalks grow before summer, but those hoping for an early crop could ...

While the ruby red stalks are the only edible part – steer clear of the highly toxic green leaves – the rhubarb plant still stuns as it reaches for the skies with its striking colours.

Now is the time when long, vibrant stalks of rhubarb arrive in local markets (it can grow up to 3 feet tall), thrilling cooks and bakers with its unique, tart flavor and endless possibilities.

Mom, who had grown it in Minnesota, made cobblers, pies, breads, jams and other desserts from the red stalks. ... probably a Fuerte, whose fruit she counted at 750 one year.

Lo and behold, I discovered massive yellow rhubarb leaves attached to long and perfectly red stalks. ... Every year I tell a little story about the 30 clumps of my father’s favorite “fruit ...