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When to Plant Garlic: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant garlic depends on your local frost dates. Fall-planted crop only; not planted in spring in most climates.

Days to maturity 240–270 days

Garlic Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaPlant in fall Oct 2 (Scottsboro) to Nov 8 (Saraland)
AlaskaPlant in fall Aug 4 (Kalifornsky) to Oct 12 (Ketchikan)
ArizonaPlant in fall Aug 31 (Flagstaff) to Dec 6 (Phoenix)
ArkansasPlant in fall Sep 28 (Rogers) to Oct 19 (Helena-West Helena)
CaliforniaPlant in fall Sep 6 (Big Bear City) to Jan 2 (Fallbrook)
ColoradoPlant in fall Aug 10 (Edwards) to Sep 25 (Grand Junction)
ConnecticutPlant in fall Sep 7 (West Torrington) to Oct 20 (Old Saybrook)
DelawarePlant in fall Sep 28 (Hockessin) to Oct 19 (Claymont)
District of ColumbiaPlant in fall Oct 3 (Mount Pleasant) to Oct 21 (Bellevue)
FloridaPlant in fall Oct 15 (Crestview) to Dec 22 (South Venice)
GeorgiaPlant in fall Sep 28 (Cartersville) to Dec 7 (St. Marys)
IdahoPlant in fall Aug 26 (Rexburg) to Sep 28 (Lewiston Orchards)
IllinoisPlant in fall Sep 13 (McHenry) to Oct 8 (Bethalto)
IndianaPlant in fall Sep 11 (Connersville) to Oct 13 (Evansville)
IowaPlant in fall Sep 5 (Spencer) to Sep 29 (Keokuk)
KansasPlant in fall Sep 17 (Great Bend) to Oct 5 (Mission)
KentuckyPlant in fall Sep 12 (Shelbyville) to Oct 12 (Louisville)
LouisianaPlant in fall Oct 15 (Bastrop) to Dec 5 (Waggaman)
MainePlant in fall Aug 29 (Presque Isle) to Sep 21 (Auburn)
MarylandPlant in fall Sep 22 (Westminster) to Oct 29 (Chesapeake Ranch Estates)
MassachusettsPlant in fall Sep 6 (North Adams) to Oct 12 (Beacon Hill)
MichiganPlant in fall Sep 3 (Cadillac) to Oct 6 (Marysville)
MinnesotaPlant in fall Aug 11 (Hibbing) to Sep 22 (Arden Hills)
MississippiPlant in fall Oct 3 (Oxford) to Nov 16 (D'Iberville)
MissouriPlant in fall Sep 19 (Saint Joseph) to Oct 9 (Sikeston)
MontanaPlant in fall Aug 8 (Butte) to Sep 5 (Laurel)
NebraskaPlant in fall Sep 5 (Scottsbluff) to Sep 23 (Elkhorn)
NevadaPlant in fall Aug 19 (Spring Creek) to Nov 19 (Boulder City)
New HampshirePlant in fall Sep 2 (Berlin) to Sep 23 (Salem)
New JerseyPlant in fall Sep 17 (Jackson) to Oct 25 (Ventnor City)
New MexicoPlant in fall Sep 2 (Las Vegas) to Oct 23 (Anthony)
New YorkPlant in fall Aug 31 (Kingston) to Oct 28 (Kew Gardens)
North CarolinaPlant in fall Sep 15 (Boone) to Oct 25 (Havelock)
North DakotaPlant in fall Aug 23 (Beulah) to Sep 9 (Grafton)
OhioPlant in fall Sep 12 (Mount Vernon) to Oct 15 (Richmond Heights)
OklahomaPlant in fall Sep 25 (Guymon) to Oct 17 (Ardmore)
OregonPlant in fall Aug 17 (Redmond) to Nov 12 (Agate Beach)
PennsylvaniaPlant in fall Sep 5 (Hermitage) to Oct 20 (Bala Cynwyd)
Rhode IslandPlant in fall Sep 14 (South Kingstown) to Oct 16 (Newport)
South CarolinaPlant in fall Sep 26 (Gaffney) to Dec 2 (Charleston)
South DakotaPlant in fall Sep 1 (Aberdeen) to Sep 15 (Tea)
TennesseePlant in fall Sep 22 (Bristol) to Oct 19 (Memphis)
TexasPlant in fall Sep 26 (Dumas) to Dec 10 (La Marque)
UtahPlant in fall Aug 19 (Eagle Mountain) to Oct 13 (Washington)
VermontPlant in fall Aug 30 (Rutland) to Sep 17 (Winooski)
VirginiaPlant in fall Sep 20 (Radford) to Oct 29 (Newport News)
WashingtonPlant in fall Aug 7 (Cheney) to Oct 31 (Port Townsend)
West VirginiaPlant in fall Sep 12 (Beckley) to Oct 2 (Vienna)
WisconsinPlant in fall Sep 2 (Wisconsin Rapids) to Oct 1 (Saint Francis)
WyomingPlant in fall Aug 7 (Laramie) to Sep 4 (Rawlins)

Pick a state for city-by-city dates. For the most precise dates, look up your ZIP code.

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