When to plant garlic in Greensboro: 14 October – end of December

In Greensboro, garlic: plant from 14 October 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 Greensboro: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Greensboro from 14 October 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 0.4 °C.

Planting	14 October – end of December
First autumn frost	13 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:21 on 14 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:42

Garlic in Greensboro: care after planting

Planted on 14 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

14 October — feed: nitrogen
11 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 Greensboro, Asheville is 11 days earlier and Wilmington 18 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Raleigh	109 km	20 October – end of December	6 days later
Charlotte	133 km	14 October – end of December	same day
Asheville	254 km	3 October – end of December	11 days earlier
Columbia	256 km	30 October – end of December	16 days later
Richmond	265 km	17 October – end of December	3 days later
Wilmington	269 km	by 1 November	18 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Greensboro

Planting stock goes into the ground from 14 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Greensboro OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 9 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Charlie Grocery — market
South Elm Street 306 · Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00 · 0 km
The Bridge Marketplace — market
East Market Street 404 · Fri 11:00–19:00; Sat 11:00–19:00; Sun 13:00–17:00 · 1 km
Rahim Meat Market — market
West Gate City Boulevard 3806 · 7 km
Tienda El Chapin — market
West Gate City Boulevard 3806 · 7 km

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