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When to plant garlic in Fairbanks: 24 August – 2 October

In Fairbanks, garlic: plant from 24 August to about 2 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include The Plant Kingdom Greenhouse and Nursery, Inc (garden centre, 6 km) and Ann's Greenhouses (garden centre, 12 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 Fairbanks: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Fairbanks from 24 August to about 2 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, January, averages -22.3 °C.

Planting24 August – 2 October
First autumn frost23 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -22.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring5 May
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: April
Daylight15:37 on 24 August
Daylight at the winter solstice3:42

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

Garlic in Fairbanks: care after planting

Planted on 24 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 24 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 21 September — 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 Fairbanks; the closest date is in Whitehorse, 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Anchorage417 km14 September – 18 October21 days later
Whitehorse788 km29 August – 7 October5 days later
Juneau1,008 km6 September – 12 October13 days later
Yellowknife1,648 km4 September – 4 October11 days later
Vancouver2,252 km18 October – end of December55 days later
Edmonton2,275 km6 September – 19 October13 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Fairbanks

Planting stock goes into the ground from 24 August to about 2 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Fairbanks OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Fairbanks?

In Fairbanks, garlic: plant from 24 August to about 2 October. 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 Fairbanks?

Last spring frost around 8 May, first autumn frost around 23 September.

Other crops in Fairbanks, with their dates