Now’s the moment to get rhubarb in the ground across much of the country—you’ll thank yourself come strawberry-rhubarb pie season next year.

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 ...

Q. We’ve had our rhubarb plant for about six years, and this year the stems have become very short with large leaves. What is causing this, and what can be done? A. Although rhubarb can be very ...