When to plant garlic in Fredericton: 28 September – 11 November

In Fredericton, garlic: plant from 28 September to about 11 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Shur-Gain Feeds 'n' Needs (farm supply, 2 km) and Ferguson's Christmas Trees (plant nursery, 6 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 Fredericton: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Fredericton from 28 September to about 11 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -12 °C.

Planting	28 September – 11 November
First autumn frost	28 October
Coldest nights	January, -12 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	21 April
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:54 on 28 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:39

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

Garlic in Fredericton: care after planting

Planted on 28 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

28 September — feed: nitrogen
26 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 Fredericton's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Moncton	145 km	5 October – 17 November	7 days later
Bangor	203 km	4 October – 19 November	6 days later
Charlottetown	275 km	3 October – 20 November	5 days later
Halifax	282 km	10 October – 1 December	12 days later
Augusta	305 km	4 October – 20 November	6 days later
Quebec City	361 km	28 September – 4 November	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Fredericton

Planting stock goes into the ground from 28 September to about 11 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Fredericton OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 2 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Shur-Gain Feeds 'n' Needs — farm supply
Saunders Street 50, Fredericton · 2 km
Ferguson's Christmas Trees — plant nursery
Carlisle Road 16 · 6 km
Walmart Garden Centre — garden centre
2 km
Co-op Country Store — garden centre
4 km

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