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Holly Crossley

5 common rhubarb mistakes – and how to avoid them

A rhubarb plant growing outside in garden soil.

The great thing about learning how to grow rhubarb is that it's mostly very easy. Rhubarb doesn't care if the weather is wet or dry, it thrives in sun or semi-shade. And once your plant is established, you can harvest it multiple times per year. That's a lot of rhubarb crumble.

I've had rhubarb growing in my backyard for years - it was one of the many perennials that was already here when we moved in, so it's been in the ground for a while. And no matter what it always comes up in the spring.

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