When to plant Rhubarb in Kentucky
In spring, from Mar 1 – Apr 1 in Bardstown to Mar 20 – Apr 15 in Shelbyville.
In fall, from Oct 15 – Dec 1 in Alexandria to Nov 1 – Dec 1 in Versailles.
Dates are for setting out plants. USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Ashland | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Bardstown | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Berea | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Bowling Green | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Campbellsville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Covington | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Danville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Elizabethtown | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Erlanger | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Florence | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Fort Thomas | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Frankfort | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Franklin | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Georgetown | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Glasgow | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Henderson | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Hopkinsville | Not listed | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Independence | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Jeffersontown | Not listed | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| La Grange | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Lawrenceburg | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Lexington | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Louisville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Lyndon | Not listed | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Madisonville | Not listed | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Mount Washington | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Murray | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Newport | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Nicholasville | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Owensboro | Not listed | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Paducah | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Paris | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Radcliff | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Richmond | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Shelbyville | Mar 20 – Apr 15 | Oct 15 – Nov 15Now |
| Shepherdsville | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
| Shively | Not listed | Not listed |
| Somerset | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| St. Matthews | Not listed | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Versailles | Mar 1 – Apr 1 | Nov 1 – Dec 1Soon |
| Winchester | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Oct 15 – Dec 1Now |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for rhubarb.