A reader recently asked what the brown spots are on their rhubarb. Leaf spots are commonly found on rhubarb plants. This is more of an aesthetic problem and won't severely damage the plant. Rhubarb is ...

Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is a member of the buckwheat (Polygonaceae) plant family. This herbaceous perennial grows 2-3 feet tall with large, smooth, heart-shaped basal leaves. The plant grows from ...

Every April, millions of home gardeners harvest fistfuls of bright rhubarb stalks, lop off the enormous leaves, and toss them straight into the trash or compost without a second thought. That is a ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about the cause of brown spots on rhubarb leaves, the rust-colored dust covering some lawns, and what might be eating the tops of a reader's carrots.

While vegetable harvesting in the UK peaks later in the year, rhubarb - which is often thought to be a fruit - is actually ready much earlier, and most varieties can be picked from April or May.