Historical Examples. 1  But anything will do, except a grocery or a hardware store and places like that. 2  hardware was too high in price, and was no longer needed for clothing. 3  In 1850, he left the trade in dry goods and took up that in hardware.  4 We're in back of Williamson's hardware place, replied Ned.
April through June: Although you can find rhubarb from as early as mid-spring and throughout the summer, prime season runs from April to June. Store unwashed, in the refrigerator: Store rhubarb unwashed, in the refrigerator, for up to one week.
How to Cut Rhubarb During the First Year. Rhubarb begins full stalk production in its second or third year. Rhubarb (Rheum x cultorum) grows from a perennial root system that must establish well in the garden before a full harvest. It grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 to 8.