When to plant garlic in Bakersfield: by 14 November

In Bakersfield, garlic: plant by 14 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Garlic in Bakersfield: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4.2 °C.

Planting	by 14 November
First autumn frost	14 December
Coldest nights	January, 4.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:21 on 14 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:46

Garlic in Bakersfield: care after planting

Planted on 14 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

14 November — feed: nitrogen
12 December — 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 Bakersfield, Los Angeles is 44 days earlier and Riverside 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Santa Barbara	122 km	15 November – end of December	1 day later
Los Angeles	163 km	1 October	44 days earlier
Fresno	168 km	5 November – end of December	9 days earlier
Riverside	217 km	by 19 November	5 days later
San Jose	338 km	1 October	44 days earlier
San Diego	341 km	1 October	44 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bakersfield

Planting stock goes into the ground by 14 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bakersfield OpenStreetMap lists 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Haggin Oaks Farmers Market — market
Ming Avenue 8800, 93311 Bakersfield · 8 km

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