When to Plant Garlic
Garlic is planted in fall, around the first frost, and harvested the next summer. Cloves need a cold winter to form good bulbs.
- Plant: from the first fall frost up to 4 weeks after it.
Garlic planting dates in major cities
| City | Fall planting |
|---|---|
| Mesa, AZ | Dec 10 – Jan 7 |
| Phoenix, AZ | Dec 25 – Jan 22 |
| Tucson, AZ | Dec 9 – Jan 6 |
| Anaheim, CA | Dec 25 – Jan 22 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8 – Jan 5 |
| Fresno, CA | Dec 14 – Jan 11 |
| Irvine, CA | Dec 25 – Jan 22 |
| Long Beach, CA | Jan 5 – Feb 2 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Dec 26 – Jan 23 |
| Oakland, CA | Dec 23 – Jan 20 |
| Riverside, CA | Dec 25 – Jan 22 |
| Sacramento, CA | Dec 16 – Jan 13 |
| San Diego, CA | Dec 21 – Jan 18 |
| San Francisco, CA | Dec 25 – Jan 22 |
| San Jose, CA | Dec 25 – Jan 22 |
| Stockton, CA | Dec 8 – Jan 5 |
| Aurora, CO | Oct 8 – Nov 5 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Oct 8 – Nov 5 |
| Denver, CO | Oct 8 – Nov 5 |
| Washington, DC | Nov 8 – Dec 6 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Jan 5 – Feb 2 |
| Orlando, FL | Jan 10 – Feb 7 |
| Tampa, FL | Jan 12 – Feb 9 |
| Atlanta, GA | Nov 8 – Dec 6 |
| Chicago, IL | Nov 5 – Dec 3 |
| Indianapolis city, IN | Oct 21 – Nov 18 |
| Wichita, KS | Oct 29 – Nov 26 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | Oct 28 – Nov 25 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government, KY | Nov 1 – Nov 29 |
| New Orleans, LA | Jan 5 – Feb 2 |
| Boston, MA | Nov 9 – Dec 7 |
| Baltimore, MD | Nov 21 – Dec 19 |
| Detroit, MI | Oct 25 – Nov 22 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Oct 16 – Nov 13 |
| Kansas City, MO | Nov 2 – Nov 30 |
| Charlotte, NC | Nov 3 – Dec 1 |
| Raleigh, NC | Nov 8 – Dec 6 |
| Omaha, NE | Oct 18 – Nov 15 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Oct 20 – Nov 17 |
| Henderson, NV | Dec 15 – Jan 12 |
| Las Vegas, NV | Dec 10 – Jan 7 |
| New York, NY | Nov 19 – Dec 17 |
| Cleveland, OH | Nov 12 – Dec 10 |
| Columbus, OH | Oct 24 – Nov 21 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Nov 2 – Nov 30 |
| Tulsa, OK | Nov 4 – Dec 2 |
| Portland, OR | Dec 1 – Dec 29 |
| Philadelphia, PA | Nov 17 – Dec 15 |
| Memphis, TN | Nov 16 – Dec 14 |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | Oct 31 – Nov 28 |
| Arlington, TX | Nov 21 – Dec 19 |
| Austin, TX | Dec 3 – Dec 31 |
| Dallas, TX | Nov 29 – Dec 27 |
| El Paso, TX | Nov 20 – Dec 18 |
| Fort Worth, TX | Nov 24 – Dec 22 |
| Houston, TX | Dec 25 – Jan 22 |
| San Antonio, TX | Nov 28 – Dec 26 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Nov 12 – Dec 10 |
| Seattle, WA | Nov 23 – Dec 21 |
| Milwaukee, WI | Oct 18 – Nov 15 |
Calculated from each city's average (50%) frost dates. In a cold spring, lean toward the later end of each window.