Garden Rhubarb
About Garden Rhubarb
This perennial herb has leaves in basal clumps, large, with thick, reddish petioles, and large, heart-shaped blades. Flowers are small, in a dense, elongated, terminal cluster, with 3-winged fruit.
Taxonomy
Rheum rhabarbarum
Rheum
Polygonaceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Garden Rhubarb
How often to water your Garden Rhubarb
every 9
Garden Rhubarb needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Garden Rhubarb in your home
a window
Garden Rhubarb love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Garden Rhubarb does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Garden Rhubarb in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Garden Rhubarb
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Garden Rhubarb after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I have found some pests, quite a few hacking into rhubarb leaves, is neem oil the best to get rid of them? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. #Rhubarb
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Happy #freshleaffriday #greggang! Today I finally got some #outdoorgrowing chores done, starting with cutting the flower stalks off my #rhubarb. Our four plants have quickly turned into over twenty with the biggest one putting out these massive leaves! When I bought new loppers at the beginning of the growing season, this was not the job I had in mind 😂 Luckily, I have several recipes and my husband and kiddos love to eat it so it'll be put to good use! #happyplants #outdoorgardens #edibleplants #veggiegardens #zone5b 🌱 #NewEnglandGregGang 🌱 #NortheastGregGang 🌱 #MaineGang 🌱 #ThePlantMompy
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Who else is late to the #outdoorgrowing plans? I finally got around to drawing out my first map for my #veggiegardens. I am behind on getting some seeds in the ground, and haven't started anything inside, but my favorite farm will have cold weather seedlings available on Thursday so I needed to get a move on. I did check on all my #rhubarb and #strawberry plants and they wintered over beautifully. Unfortunately there is rain in the forecast most of the week so I may not get much more done out there. I am still excited to get planting and I think I am going to be a bit braver this year with more companion planting. I also got some new gardening goodies I'm excited to try out! #outdoorplants #edibleplants #gardening #outdoorgarden #veggiegardens #vegetablegarden 🌱 #NewEnglandGregGang 🌱 #MaineGang 🌱 #ThePlantMompy
Care Summary for Garden Rhubarb
Garden Rhubarb
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
