When to plant garlic in Chattanooga: 13 October – end of December

In Chattanooga, garlic: plant from 13 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include America's Gardening Center (garden centre, 8 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 average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Chattanooga: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Chattanooga from 13 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.9 °C.

Planting	13 October – end of December
First autumn frost	12 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:25 on 13 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:48

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

Garlic in Chattanooga: care after planting

Planted on 13 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

13 October — feed: nitrogen
10 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

1 of the nearest cities share Chattanooga's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Huntsville	127 km	15 October – end of December	2 days later
Knoxville	156 km	13 October – end of December	same day
Atlanta	167 km	23 October – end of December	10 days later
Nashville	184 km	15 October – end of December	2 days later
Athens (United States)	212 km	23 October – end of December	10 days later
Birmingham (United States)	224 km	27 October – end of December	14 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Chattanooga

Planting stock goes into the ground from 13 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Chattanooga OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 29 October 2026).

America's Gardening Center — garden centre
Dayton Boulevard, 37415 red bank · 8 km
The Agora — market
Hixson Pike 6112, Hixson · Mon–Fri 12:00–17:00 · 10 km · theagorafoodclub.com
Sunset Market — market
Battlefield Parkway 915, Fort Oglethorpe · 13 km
Lowe's Garden Center — garden centre
10 km

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