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When to plant garlic in Cleveland: 22 October – 23 December

In Cleveland, garlic: plant from 22 October to about 23 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Lakewood Garden Center (garden centre, 7 km) and Turf World Co. (garden centre, 15 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 Cleveland: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Cleveland from 22 October to about 23 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.9 °C.

Planting22 October – 23 December
First autumn frost21 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -3.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring11 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:50 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:10

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

Garlic in Cleveland: care after planting

Planted on 22 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 22 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 19 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Cleveland; the closest date is in Erie, 2 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Windsor141 km8 October – 6 December14 days earlier
Detroit145 km8 October – 7 December14 days earlier
Erie151 km20 October – 22 December2 days earlier
Toledo (United States)154 km8 October – 11 December14 days earlier
London (Canada)169 km8 October – 28 November14 days earlier
Pittsburgh185 km10 October – 22 December12 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cleveland

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 October to about 23 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cleveland OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres and 8 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Cleveland?

In Cleveland, garlic: plant from 22 October to about 23 December. 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 Cleveland?

Last spring frost around 9 April, first autumn frost around 21 November.

Other crops in Cleveland, with their dates