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When to plant garlic in Cedar Rapids: 25 September – 25 November

In Cedar Rapids, garlic: plant from 25 September to about 25 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include MHM Ranch (farm shop, 14 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 Cedar Rapids: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Cedar Rapids from 25 September to about 25 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -10 °C.

Planting25 September – 25 November
First autumn frost25 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -10 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring12 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight12:04 on 25 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:07

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

Garlic in Cedar Rapids: care after planting

Planted on 25 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 25 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 23 October — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Cedar Rapids; the closest date is in Des Moines, 2 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Davenport100 km30 September – 30 November5 days later
Des Moines165 km27 September – 29 November2 days later
Rockford219 km28 September – 25 November3 days later
Madison224 km27 September – 20 November2 days later
Peoria224 km1 October – 9 December6 days later
Springfield295 km2 October – 22 December7 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cedar Rapids

Planting stock goes into the ground from 25 September to about 25 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cedar Rapids OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Cedar Rapids?

In Cedar Rapids, garlic: plant from 25 September to about 25 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 Cedar Rapids?

Last spring frost around 22 April, first autumn frost around 25 October.

Other crops in Cedar Rapids, with their dates