When to plant garlic in Charlottetown: 3 October – 20 November

In Charlottetown, garlic: plant from 3 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.

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 Charlottetown: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Charlottetown from 3 October to about 20 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–April; the coldest, February, averages -10.5 °C.

Planting	3 October – 20 November
First autumn frost	2 November
Coldest nights	February, -10.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	21 April
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:38 on 3 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:37

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

Garlic in Charlottetown: care after planting

Planted on 3 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

3 October — feed: nitrogen
31 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

Around Charlottetown, Fredericton is 5 days earlier and Halifax 7 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Moncton	130 km	5 October – 17 November	2 days later
Halifax	179 km	10 October – 1 December	7 days later
Fredericton	275 km	28 September – 11 November	5 days earlier
Bangor	464 km	4 October – 19 November	1 day later
Augusta	562 km	4 October – 20 November	1 day later
Quebec City	621 km	28 September – 4 November	5 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Charlottetown

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 October to about 20 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Charlottetown OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Freshest Fruits and Vegetables — farm shop
2 km

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