IN SEASON: RHUBARB

merica may have its gardening cornerstone trio of companion planting known as the Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash) but I think we can lay claim to a backyard garden trio of our own in New Zealand: a lemon tree, a silverbeet patch and a rhubarb plant. A rhubarb plant is not so common now because it requires space, it’s slow to provide a good yield – it’s best not to pick it for the first year so that the plant can