Tennessee · Garden vegetables

Rhubarb season in Tennessee

Struggles in Tennessee heat outside scattered mountain gardens; store rhubarb comes from Washington and Oregon.

Where rhubarb really grow

The season does exist — just not here. These states carry the rhubarb harvest, in the order the peak arrives:

See the whole national sweep — or what Tennessee does best, which is the better trade anyway.

Frequently asked questions

Are rhubarb grown commercially in Tennessee?

Not at market scale, no — and we'd rather tell you that than invent dates. Struggles in Tennessee heat outside scattered mountain gardens; store rhubarb comes from Washington and Oregon.

Where do the rhubarb in Tennessee stores come from?

Struggles in Tennessee heat outside scattered mountain gardens; store rhubarb comes from Washington and Oregon. The national sweep shows which states are actually picking in any given month.

What should I look for at Tennessee markets instead?

Whatever the season is actually serving — the full Tennessee calendar always has something honest on the board.