Companion Plants For Rhubarb

– A Guide For What & What NOT to Plant

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Read on to find out exactly what companion plants for rhubarb you should include in your vegetable garden or flower bed!

Rhubarb Growing Information

Rhubarb is often one of the first perennials to pop up in the garden and its growth is rapid and satisfying. This perennial LOVES cold winters- it actually does better in zones that are cooler – up to zone 7. Rhubarb produces more stems when it gets an extended winter chilling period with temperatures below -40… 

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Most rhubarb cultivars thrive best in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8.

Precautions can be taken in warmer zones to help rhubarb thrive in extended periods of intense heat such as shade cloth.

Best Rhubarb  Companion Plants

Beans

Alliums

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Best RHUBARB  Companion Plants

Strawberries

Brassicas

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Best Rhubarb Companion Plants

Garlic

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Bad Rhubarb  Companion Plants

Melons

Black Walnut

Pro Tip

Pro Tip

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Rhubarb is ripe almost all summer. Pick stocks that are 12+ inches long to ensure that you are getting perfectly ripe rhubarb.

Another action that you can take to make your rhubarb plants thrive is to make sure that you are companion planting rhubarb next to plants that will encourage each other’s growth and help to deter pests.

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