When to plant garlic in Louisiana

Garlic
Fall planting in New Orleans
Oct 15–Nov 30

Across Louisiana the window opens between October 15 and October 26. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average first fall frost.

Fall planting, New Orleans
Oct 15–Nov 30
Last frost, New Orleans
Jan 22

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. Where winters are mild, plant in October or November so cloves get some cool weather.

Garlic planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New OrleansOct 15–Nov 30
Baton RougeOct 15–Nov 30
ShreveportOct 15–Nov 30
MetairieOct 15–Nov 30
LafayetteOct 15–Nov 30
Lake CharlesOct 15–Nov 30
St. GeorgeOct 15–Nov 30
KennerOct 15–Nov 30
Bossier CityOct 15–Nov 30
MonroeOct 25–Nov 29
AlexandriaOct 15–Nov 30
PrairievilleOct 15–Nov 30
MarreroOct 15–Nov 30
HoumaOct 15–Nov 30
CentralOct 15–Nov 30
LaplaceOct 15–Nov 30
SlidellOct 15–Nov 30
New IberiaOct 15–Nov 30
TerrytownOct 15–Nov 30
HammondOct 15–Nov 30
ChalmetteOct 15–Nov 30
RustonOct 26–Nov 30
Bayou CaneOct 15–Nov 30
HarveyOct 15–Nov 30
ZacharyOct 15–Nov 30
SulphurOct 15–Nov 30

Questions

When should I plant garlic in Louisiana?

In New Orleans, fall planting from October 15 to November 30. Across Louisiana the window opens between October 15 and October 26, 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 Louisiana