When to plant garlic in Kansas

Garlic
Fall planting in Wichita
Oct 8–Nov 12

Across Kansas the window opens between September 26 and October 12. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average first fall frost.

Fall planting, Wichita
Oct 8–Nov 12
Last frost, Wichita
Apr 11

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.

Garlic planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
WichitaOct 8–Nov 12
Overland ParkOct 8–Nov 12
Kansas CityOct 12–Nov 16
OlatheOct 8–Nov 12
TopekaOct 1–Nov 5
LawrenceOct 7–Nov 11
ShawneeOct 1–Nov 5
LenexaOct 8–Nov 12
ManhattanSep 28–Nov 2
SalinaOct 2–Nov 6
HutchinsonSep 30–Nov 4
LeavenworthOct 6–Nov 10
LeawoodOct 8–Nov 12
Dodge CitySep 29–Nov 3
Garden CitySep 26–Oct 31
DerbyOct 1–Nov 5
GardnerOct 3–Nov 7
EmporiaOct 2–Nov 6
Prairie VillageOct 12–Nov 16
Junction CityOct 5–Nov 9
HaysOct 1–Nov 5
PittsburgOct 9–Nov 13

Questions

When should I plant garlic in Kansas?

In Wichita, fall planting from October 8 to November 12. Across Kansas the window opens between September 26 and October 12, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Plant cloves from 3 weeks before to 2 weeks after the first fall frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.

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Garlic in other states

Frost dates for every city in Kansas