When to plant garlic

Garlic
The rule

Plant cloves from 3 weeks before to 2 weeks after the first fall frost.

Plant cloves pointy end up, about 2 inches deep. Roots grow before the ground freezes and leaves come up in spring.

Days to harvest
240–270
Type
Fall planted

Start dates by state

Alaska: Aug 30AKAug 30Maine: Sep 24MESep 24Wisconsin: Sep 27WISep 27Vermont: Sep 24VTSep 24New Hampshire: Sep 20NHSep 20Washington: Oct 15WAOct 15Idaho: Sep 30IDSep 30Montana: Sep 16MTSep 16North Dakota: Sep 11NDSep 11Minnesota: Sep 25MNSep 25Illinois: Oct 15ILOct 15Michigan: Oct 4MIOct 4New York: Oct 15NYOct 15Massachusetts: Oct 19MAOct 19Oregon: Oct 15OROct 15Nevada: Oct 15NVOct 15Wyoming: Sep 10WYSep 10South Dakota: Sep 22SDSep 22Iowa: Sep 29IASep 29Indiana: Sep 30INSep 30Ohio: Oct 3OHOct 3Pennsylvania: Oct 15PAOct 15New Jersey: Oct 16NJOct 16Connecticut: Oct 16CTOct 16Rhode Island: Oct 9RIOct 9California: Oct 15CAOct 15Utah: Oct 18UTOct 18Colorado: Sep 17COSep 17Nebraska: Sep 27NESep 27Missouri: Oct 12MOOct 12Kentucky: Oct 11KYOct 11West Virginia: Oct 5WVOct 5Virginia: Oct 22VAOct 22Maryland: Oct 15MDOct 15Delaware: Oct 14DEOct 14Arizona: Oct 15AZOct 15New Mexico: Sep 29NMSep 29Kansas: Oct 8KSOct 8Arkansas: Oct 20AROct 20Tennessee: Oct 10TNOct 10North Carolina: Oct 13NCOct 13South Carolina: Oct 15SCOct 15District of Columbia: Oct 18DCOct 18Oklahoma: Oct 12OKOct 12Louisiana: Oct 15LAOct 15Mississippi: Oct 15MSOct 15Alabama: Oct 18ALOct 18Georgia: Oct 18GAOct 18Hawaii: frost-freeHInoneTexas: Oct 15TXOct 15Florida: Oct 15FLOct 15
Before FebFebruaryMarchAprilMayJune or later
When the main planting window opens in each state's largest city. Click a state for every city.
StateLargest cityWindow
AlabamaHuntsvilleOct 18 to Nov 22
AlaskaAnchorageAug 30 to Oct 4
ArizonaPhoenixOct 15 to Nov 30
ArkansasLittle RockOct 20 to Nov 24
CaliforniaSan JoseOct 15 to Nov 30
ColoradoDenverSep 17 to Oct 22
ConnecticutBridgeportOct 16 to Nov 20
DelawareWilmingtonOct 14 to Nov 18
District of ColumbiaWashingtonOct 18 to Nov 22
FloridaJacksonvilleOct 15 to Nov 30
GeorgiaAtlantaOct 18 to Nov 22
Hawaiino frost date
IdahoBoise CitySep 30 to Nov 4
IllinoisChicagoOct 15 to Nov 19
IndianaIndianapolisSep 30 to Nov 4
IowaDes MoinesSep 29 to Nov 3
KansasWichitaOct 8 to Nov 12
KentuckyLouisville/Jefferson CountyOct 11 to Nov 15
LouisianaNew OrleansOct 15 to Nov 30
MainePortlandSep 24 to Oct 29
MarylandBaltimoreOct 15 to Nov 30
MassachusettsBostonOct 19 to Nov 23
MichiganDetroitOct 4 to Nov 8
MinnesotaMinneapolisSep 25 to Oct 30
MississippiJacksonOct 15 to Nov 30
MissouriKansas CityOct 12 to Nov 16
MontanaBillingsSep 16 to Oct 21
NebraskaOmahaSep 27 to Nov 1
NevadaLas VegasOct 15 to Nov 30
New HampshireManchesterSep 20 to Oct 25
New JerseyNewarkOct 16 to Nov 20
New MexicoAlbuquerqueSep 29 to Nov 3
New YorkNew YorkOct 15 to Nov 30
North CarolinaCharlotteOct 13 to Nov 17
North DakotaFargoSep 11 to Oct 16
OhioColumbusOct 3 to Nov 7
OklahomaOklahoma CityOct 12 to Nov 16
OregonPortlandOct 15 to Nov 30
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaOct 15 to Nov 30
Rhode IslandProvidenceOct 9 to Nov 13
South CarolinaCharlestonOct 15 to Nov 30
South DakotaSioux FallsSep 22 to Oct 27
TennesseeNashvilleOct 10 to Nov 14
TexasHoustonOct 15 to Nov 30
UtahSalt Lake CityOct 18 to Nov 22
VermontBurlingtonSep 24 to Oct 29
VirginiaVirginia BeachOct 22 to Nov 26
WashingtonSeattleOct 15 to Nov 30
West VirginiaCharlestonOct 5 to Nov 9
WisconsinMilwaukeeSep 27 to Nov 1
WyomingCheyenneSep 10 to Oct 15

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