Years ago, when my now-grown daughter Justine was a toddler, we visited a U-pick farm where she plucked plump, ripe strawberries from a field of sprawling plants. Some made it into the basket on that sunny June day; others went directly into her mouth.
That's when she learned that June is for strawberries. It's for roses, too, which makes sense when you consider that both plants are members of the Rosacea family.And, as I learned at the farm that day, June is also for rhubarb, which I had never seen before.
The good news is that for those who have difficulty finding it at the supermarket -- or simply want to grow their own -- adding rhubarb to the garden is a worthwhile enendeavouralbeit one that requires patience. Do not harvest any stalks during rhubarb's first year in your garden. Doing so would imperil the plant's longevity. But remove flowers and their stems so the plant can channel its energy into root growth instead of seed production. Replenish mulch in late fall, after temperatures drop.
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