At first glance, the vibrant, pink stalks look almost like sunburned celery, but rhubarb is in a category of its own.

The potato plant looks pretty attractive, but the leaves and stems are not edible. They contain solanine, arsenic, and ...

Additionally, rhubarb leaves are toxic and should not be consumed, unlike the entirely edible celery. No, you cannot use ...

Rhubarb is an ideal edible plant for the central Ohio home gardener, and another example of the few vegetable plants which ...

However, it's important to remember that while the stalks are edible, the green leaves are highly toxic if consumed. The rhubarb season in the UK runs from April to September, but it's often ...

Have you ever wondered how to grow rhubarb? Delicious in a cake, compote, or crumble with custard, the elegant pink and green stems tend to be one of the earliest harvests of the year. Add a forcing ...

First, and the reason that stimulated this very column, it is time to consider forcing your rhubarb by creating your own rhubarb cloche. Even if we had our normal foot of snow, it would be time. The ...

Only the stalk is edible, as the leaves contain high levels of oxalic acid – which can be poisonous. 'Right now is the peak of the forced rhubarb season... it's when rhubarb is at its sweetest ...

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.

Rhubarb is an ideal edible plant for the central Ohio home gardener, and another example of the few vegetable plants which are perennial, meaning that they regrow year after year after initial ...