When to plant garlic in Fayetteville: 11 October – end of December

In Fayetteville, garlic: plant from 11 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Westwood Gardens (garden centre, 4 km) and Bomgaars (farm supply, 14 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 Fayetteville: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Fayetteville from 11 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -1.3 °C.

Planting	11 October – end of December
First autumn frost	10 November
Coldest nights	January, -1.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	26 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:28 on 11 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:42

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

Garlic in Fayetteville: care after planting

Planted on 11 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

11 October — feed: nitrogen
8 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

Around Fayetteville, Joplin is 9 days earlier and Little Rock 10 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Fort Smith	78 km	19 October – end of December	8 days later
Joplin	118 km	2 October – end of December	9 days earlier
Tulsa	165 km	18 October – end of December	7 days later
Little Rock	223 km	21 October – end of December	10 days later
Oklahoma City	310 km	11 October – end of December	same day
Jefferson City	329 km	5 October – end of December	6 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Fayetteville

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Fayetteville OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Hippie Hollow Refill — market
North College Avenue 3019, 72703 Fayetteville · Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 12:00–17:00 · 5 km
Bomgaars — farm supply
North Maestri Road 211, 72762 Springdale · 14 km · bomgaars.com
Sharum's — garden centre
13 km
Westwood Gardens — garden centre
East Mission Boulevard 2104, 72703 Fayetteville · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–17:00 · 4 km · westwoodgardens.com

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