When to plant rhubarb in Canada
Outdoors, rhubarb go in from around September 22 in Edmonton to October 24 in Windsor.
- Type
- Hardy Copes with cold
- First harvest
- Every year once it’s established
- Spacing
- 35 in between plants
- In pots
- Not really better in the ground
- Straight in the ground. Plant rhubarb where they’re to grow, not in seed trays.
- Goes in as it cools. Rhubarb is planted in autumn to grow through the winter and crop the following year.
Town by town
24 towns from north to south. Dates move later the further you go from the equator and the higher up. Tap a town for its full calendar.
Plant outdoorsPlant under cover (indoors, a greenhouse or a cold frame)
| TownTown, north to south | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EdmontonFrom Sep 22Outdoors Sep 22 to Oct 13 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Plant under cover | September: Plant outdoors and under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| SaskatoonFrom Sep 27Outdoors Sep 27 to Oct 17 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| CalgaryFrom Sep 22Outdoors Sep 22 to Oct 15 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Plant under cover | September: Plant outdoors and under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| WinnipegFrom Oct 3Outdoors Oct 3 to Oct 21 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| BurnabyFrom Oct 19Outdoors Oct 19 to Nov 26 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| VancouverFrom Oct 20Outdoors Oct 20 to Nov 30 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| SurreyFrom Oct 16Outdoors Oct 16 to Nov 21 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| VictoriaFrom Oct 21Outdoors Oct 21 to Dec 17 | January: Plant under cover | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant outdoors and under cover |
| St. John'sFrom Oct 11Outdoors Oct 11 to Nov 13 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| QuébecFrom Oct 7Outdoors Oct 7 to Oct 30 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| MonctonFrom Oct 12Outdoors Oct 12 to Nov 6 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| LavalFrom Oct 14Outdoors Oct 14 to Nov 5 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| MontréalFrom Oct 10Outdoors Oct 10 to Nov 1 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| OttawaFrom Oct 13Outdoors Oct 13 to Nov 5 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| HalifaxFrom Oct 17Outdoors Oct 17 to Nov 12 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| MarkhamFrom Oct 18Outdoors Oct 18 to Nov 12 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| VaughanFrom Oct 16Outdoors Oct 16 to Nov 10 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| BramptonFrom Oct 17Outdoors Oct 17 to Nov 11 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| TorontoFrom Oct 20Outdoors Oct 20 to Nov 14 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| MississaugaFrom Oct 20Outdoors Oct 20 to Nov 14 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| KitchenerFrom Oct 14Outdoors Oct 14 to Nov 9 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| HamiltonFrom Oct 24Outdoors Oct 24 to Nov 19 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| LondonFrom Oct 19Outdoors Oct 19 to Nov 14 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| WindsorFrom Oct 24Outdoors Oct 24 to Nov 18 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
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