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.