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A sampler of vegetables
• String Bean, Green Bean (Bean, Snap)
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Melon, Muskmelon, Cantaloupe
• Pepper
• Squash
• Tomato
• Beet
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrot
• Lettuce
• Pea
• Spinach
• Asparagus
• Rhubarb
 
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Rhubarb
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb
All you need to know about growing rhubarb in your garden

• Perennial
• Zones 1-11, 14-24, 26-45; best in Zones 1-11, 34-45
• Coastal sun; some shade inland
• Water freely during active growth

Rhubarb sends up new leaves in spring and dies back in autumn. The reddish green leafstalks are the edible part; never eat the leaves, which are poisonous. Plant divisions in late winter or early spring, setting them 3 to 4 feet apart. Let plants grow for two full seasons before harvesting.