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When to plant garlic in Fresno: 5 November – end of December

In Fresno, garlic: plant from 5 November to the end of 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.

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 Fresno: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Fresno from 5 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4.5 °C.

Planting5 November – end of December
First autumn frost5 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 4.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:32 on 5 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:39

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

Garlic in Fresno: care after planting

Planted on 5 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 5 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 3 December — 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 Fresno, San Jose is 35 days earlier and Santa Barbara 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Bakersfield168 kmby 14 November9 days later
Stockton190 km3 November – end of December2 days earlier
San Jose199 km1 October35 days earlier
Sacramento254 km11 November – end of December6 days later
Santa Barbara259 km15 November – end of December10 days later
San Francisco260 km1 October35 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Fresno

Planting stock goes into the ground from 5 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Fresno OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Fresno?

In Fresno, garlic: plant from 5 November to the end of 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 Fresno?

Last spring frost around 5 February, first autumn frost around 5 December.

Other crops in Fresno, with their dates