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When to plant garlic in Fort Wayne: 3 October – 10 December

In Fort Wayne, garlic: plant from 3 October to about 10 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Stuckey's Greenhouses INC. (garden centre, 3 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 Fort Wayne: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Fort Wayne from 3 October to about 10 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -5.8 °C.

Planting3 October – 10 December
First autumn frost2 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -5.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring8 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:42 on 3 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:13

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

Garlic in Fort Wayne: care after planting

Planted on 3 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 3 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 31 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

1 of the nearest cities share Fort Wayne's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Toledo (United States)148 km8 October – 11 December5 days later
Dayton167 km10 October – 26 December7 days later
Indianapolis169 km7 October – 23 December4 days later
Ann Arbor176 km6 October – 30 November3 days later
Lansing187 km3 October – 29 Novembersame day
Grand Rapids214 km4 October – 29 November1 day later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Fort Wayne

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 October to about 10 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Fort Wayne OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Fort Wayne?

In Fort Wayne, garlic: plant from 3 October to about 10 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 Fort Wayne?

Last spring frost around 24 April, first autumn frost around 2 November.

Other crops in Fort Wayne, with their dates