When to plant garlic in Buffalo: 11 October – 6 December

In Buffalo, garlic: plant from 11 October to about 6 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Luds Landscaping (garden centre, 2 km) and Garden Center at The Home Depot (garden centre, 13 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 Buffalo: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Buffalo from 11 October to about 6 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -5.5 °C.

Planting	11 October – 6 December
First autumn frost	10 November
Coldest nights	January, -5.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	19 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:18 on 11 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:01

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

Garlic in Buffalo: care after planting

Planted on 11 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

11 October — feed: nitrogen
8 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 Buffalo, Kitchener is 15 days earlier and Erie 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Hamilton	88 km	8 October – 10 December	3 days earlier
Toronto	94 km	30 September – 25 November	11 days earlier
Rochester	106 km	13 October – 14 December	2 days later
Erie	130 km	20 October – 22 December	9 days later
Kitchener	145 km	26 September – 21 November	15 days earlier
London (Canada)	192 km	8 October – 28 November	3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Buffalo

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to about 6 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Buffalo OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Zittel's Country Market — garden centre
Southwestern Boulevard 4415, 14075 Hamburg · 15 km
Luds Landscaping — garden centre
14th Street 341, 14213 Buffalo · 2 km
Garden Center at The Home Depot — garden centre
Mon–Sat 06:00–22:00; Sun 08:00–20:00 · 13 km
Farmers & Artisans — market
Main Street 4557, 14226 Amherst · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–17:00 · 11 km · farmersandartisans.com

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