How to get Rhubarb in Stardew Valley

Rhubarb in Stardew Valley is a valuable fruit crop that you can mainly grow in spring. While the title's corps serve various purposes, such as being used as gifts or completing quests, the main objective when harvesting is to maximize profits. Although Rhubarb can greatly help you in this scenario, acquiring it can be a bit of a challenge.

This guide highlights all the details regarding Rhubarb in Stardew Valley, including how to get it, its usage, and more.

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What is Rhubarb in Stardew Valley?

Rhubarb can be sold at a valuable price depending on its quality (Image via ConcernedApe)

Rhubarb in Stardew Valley is quite rare, and you need to collect its seed first. You have to make the seed grow during the spring season, which takes 13 days.

Rhubarb has a high market value, and you can also sell it to many villagers to increase their friendship level.

Here are the selling prices for Rhubarb in the game:

• Rhubarb: 220g
• Silver Quality Rhubarb: 275g
• Gold Quality Rhubarb: 330g
• Iridium Quality Rhubarb: 440g

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Where to find Rhubarb in Stardew Valley

You need to visit the Oasis store in the Calico Desert (Image via ConcernedApe)

There are specific locations in Stardew Valley that contain Rhubarb seeds, which can then be planted to obtain their crop.

Here's where and what you can do to find the seeds:

• Rhubarb seeds can be purchased from Sandy at the Oasis store in the Calico Desert.
• The seeds are occasionally available on the Traveling Cart.
• You can obtain the seeds using the Seed Maker.
• Sometimes, five to 20 Rhubarb seeds appear in treasure rooms in the Skull Cavern.
• Mixed seeds planted on Ginger Island can also produce Rhubarb sometimes.

The recommended location to find Rhubarb seeds is the Oasis store, which is managed by Sandy and located in the Calico Desert. To reach the Oasis, you'll need to repair the bus by fulfilling the Vault bundle at Stardew Valley Community Center or Joja Mart.

Rhubarb seed can be purchased for 100g (Image via ConcernedApe)

Once you've completed this task, you can purchase a bus ticket for 500g, which will grant you access to the Oasis. The store stays open from 9 am to 11:50 pm. In there, each Rhubarb seed costs 100g.

You can plant the seeds during spring. It will take 13 days for them to grow. However, you can also use a Garden Pot if you want to grow Rhubarb in other seasons. All you have to do is put the pot indoors, plant the seed, and water it daily for 13 days.

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Rhubarb in Stardew Valley: Usage

Although Rhubarb in Stardew Valley is not required for any quests, it can be a valuable crop for you. Here are all of its uses:

Great corp to sell

During the initial season of gameplay, it is advantageous for you to cultivate and grow Rhubarb, as it can be sold at a significantly inflated price.

After 13 days of fully growing, you can sell standard-quality Rhubarb for 220g. You will generate a profit of 100g after accounting for the initial seed cost of 100g. It is worth noting that cultivating higher-quality crops will yield even greater returns.

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Gifting

You can gift Rhubarb in Stardew Valley to multiple villagers to level up their friendship status. The following villagers will "Like" this crop as a gift:

• Demetrius
• Elliott
• Harvey
• Jodi
• Kent
• Leah
• Linus
• Pam
• Robin
• Sandy
• Shane

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Recipes

Despite being useful to one recipe in Stardew Valley, Rhubarb can cook one of the most profitable dishes in the game: Rhubarb Pie. To make this, you need the following ingredients:

• Rhubarb x1
• Wheat Flour x1
• Sugar x1

Selling Rhubarb Pie for 400g can be highly profitable, even when utilizing the lowest quality Rhubarb alongside wheat flour and sugar sourced from the Mill.

The Sewing Machine offers players the opportunity to use Rhubarb as a key ingredient in the creation of the Green Buttoned Vest. Furthermore, it can be used as a red dye in the dye pots found within the 2 Willow Lane residence.

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Check out other Stardew Valley guides:

• How to get Sweet Gem Berries
• All character birthdays