When to plant garlic in Gulfport: by 25 October

In Gulfport, garlic: plant by 25 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Walmart Garden Center (garden centre, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Gulfport: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 6.8 °C.

Planting	by 25 October
First autumn frost	24 November
Coldest nights	January, 6.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	11:11 on 25 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:11

Garlic in Gulfport: care after planting

Planted on 25 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

25 October — feed: nitrogen
22 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Gulfport; the closest date is in Jackson, 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Mobile	99 km	by 15 November	21 days later
New Orleans	108 km	by 15 November	21 days later
Pensacola	178 km	by 19 November	25 days later
Baton Rouge	201 km	by 9 November	15 days later
Jackson	236 km	by 29 October	4 days later
Lafayette	283 km	by 6 November	12 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Gulfport

Planting stock goes into the ground by 25 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Gulfport OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
East Beach Boulevard 1617, 39571 Pass Christian · 24/7 · 13 km · walmart.com
Farmer's Market — market
Highway 49 14026, 39503 Gulfport · 10 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
3 km
Health Nuts — market
5 km · healthnutsms.com

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