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.
Ideally, you want to transplant rhubarb in the spring. Moving it before the leaves sprout is best, after the last frost of the year. Carefully dig up the plants that you would like to move. Make sure that you use the spade carefully because you don't want to damage the root structure of the rhubarb.