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When to plant garlic in Fargo: 16 September – 4 November

In Fargo, garlic: plant from 16 September to about 4 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 Fargo: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Fargo from 16 September to about 4 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -14.9 °C.

Planting16 September – 4 November
First autumn frost16 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -14.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring18 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:33 on 16 September
Daylight at the winter solstice8:31

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

Garlic in Fargo: care after planting

Planted on 16 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 16 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 14 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 Fargo, Winnipeg is 4 days earlier and Duluth 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Grand Forks118 km16 September – 31 Octobersame day
Bismarck303 km15 September – 4 November1 day earlier
Winnipeg337 km12 September – 26 October4 days earlier
Minneapolis345 km24 September – 10 November8 days later
Duluth356 km28 September – 10 November12 days later
Sioux Falls371 km21 September – 16 November5 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Fargo

Planting stock goes into the ground from 16 September to about 4 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Fargo OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Fargo?

In Fargo, garlic: plant from 16 September to about 4 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 Fargo?

Last spring frost around 30 April, first autumn frost around 16 October.

Other crops in Fargo, with their dates