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When to plant garlic in Grand Island: 27 September – 1 December

In Grand Island, garlic: plant from 27 September to about 1 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 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 Grand Island: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Grand Island from 27 September to about 1 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -7.5 °C.

Planting27 September – 1 December
First autumn frost27 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -7.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:58 on 27 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:14

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

Garlic in Grand Island: care after planting

Planted on 27 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 27 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 25 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 Grand Island, Sioux Falls is 6 days earlier and Wichita 3 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Lincoln143 km28 September – 7 December1 day later
Omaha206 km26 September – 30 November1 day earlier
Topeka309 km29 September – 30 December2 days later
Sioux Falls321 km21 September – 16 November6 days earlier
Wichita370 km30 September – end of December3 days later
Dodge City379 km29 September – end of December2 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Grand Island

Planting stock goes into the ground from 27 September to about 1 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Grand Island OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Grand Island?

In Grand Island, garlic: plant from 27 September to about 1 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 Grand Island?

Last spring frost around 19 April, first autumn frost around 27 October.

Other crops in Grand Island, with their dates