When to plant garlic
For a fall crop, plant from 2 weeks before to 3 weeks after the first fall frost. Plant cloves in fall around the first frost; harvest the next summer.
Hardy: shrugs off frost.
Garlic planting dates by state
| City | Fall crop |
|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | Nov 3 – Dec 8 |
| Tucson, AZ | Dec 4 – Jan 8 |
| Little Rock, AR | Oct 25 – Nov 29 |
| Sacramento, CA | — |
| Denver, CO | Sep 29 – Nov 3 |
| Hartford, CT | Oct 19 – Nov 23 |
| Wilmington, DE | Oct 29 – Dec 3 |
| Washington, DC | Oct 30 – Dec 4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | — |
| Atlanta, GA | Nov 6 – Dec 11 |
| Boise, ID | Oct 3 – Nov 7 |
| Chicago, IL | Oct 24 – Nov 28 |
| Indianapolis, IN | Oct 18 – Nov 22 |
| Des Moines, IA | Oct 15 – Nov 19 |
| Wichita, KS | Oct 15 – Nov 19 |
| Louisville, KY | Oct 20 – Nov 24 |
| New Orleans, LA | — |
| Portland, ME | Oct 19 – Nov 23 |
| Baltimore, MD | Nov 4 – Dec 9 |
| Boston, MA | Nov 1 – Dec 6 |
| Detroit, MI | Oct 24 – Nov 28 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Oct 10 – Nov 14 |
| Jackson, MS | Oct 30 – Dec 4 |
| Kansas City, MO | Oct 15 – Nov 19 |
| Billings, MT | Sep 30 – Nov 4 |
| Omaha, NE | Oct 7 – Nov 11 |
| Las Vegas, NV | — |
| Manchester, NH | Oct 5 – Nov 9 |
| Newark, NJ | Oct 29 – Dec 3 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Oct 15 – Nov 19 |
| New York City, NY | Nov 8 – Dec 13 |
| Charlotte, NC | Oct 27 – Dec 1 |
| Fargo, ND | Sep 26 – Oct 31 |
| Columbus, OH | Oct 19 – Nov 23 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Oct 22 – Nov 26 |
| Portland, OR | Nov 11 – Dec 16 |
| Philadelphia, PA | Nov 2 – Dec 7 |
| Providence, RI | Oct 22 – Nov 26 |
| Columbia, SC | Nov 9 – Dec 14 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | Sep 27 – Nov 1 |
| Nashville, TN | Oct 21 – Nov 25 |
| Dallas, TX | Nov 19 – Dec 24 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Oct 12 – Nov 16 |
| Burlington, VT | Oct 18 – Nov 22 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Nov 12 – Dec 17 |
| Seattle, WA | Nov 1 – Dec 6 |
| Charleston, WV | Oct 19 – Nov 23 |
| Milwaukee, WI | Oct 18 – Nov 22 |
| Cheyenne, WY | Sep 21 – Oct 26 |
Not your city? Every city planting calendar lists all 19 vegetables.
Helpful gear
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