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When to plant garlic in Augusta: 4 October – 20 November

In Augusta, garlic: plant from 4 October to about 20 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Longfellow's Greenhouses (garden centre, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

The date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Augusta: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Augusta from 4 October to about 20 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -9.3 °C.

Planting4 October – 20 November
First autumn frost3 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -9.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring12 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:36 on 4 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:51

The same dates in Augusta hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Augusta: care after planting

Planted on 4 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

  • 4 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 1 November — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of garlic to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Garlic in nearby cities

Around Augusta, Montpelier is 17 days earlier and Portland, Maine 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Portland, Maine82 km5 October – 26 November1 day later
Bangor101 km4 October – 19 Novembersame day
Concord187 km1 October – 25 November3 days earlier
Manchester (United States)200 km3 October – 27 November1 day earlier
Sherbrooke206 km27 September – 8 November7 days earlier
Montpelier221 km17 September – 11 November17 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Augusta

Planting stock goes into the ground from 4 October to about 20 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Augusta OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Augusta?

In Augusta, garlic: plant from 4 October to about 20 November. Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

When is the last spring frost in Augusta?

Last spring frost around 23 April, first autumn frost around 3 November.

Other crops in Augusta, with their dates