When to plant garlic in Hartford: 9 October – 19 December

In Hartford, garlic: plant from 9 October to about 19 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 Hartford: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Hartford from 9 October to about 19 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -5.1 °C.

Planting	9 October – 19 December
First autumn frost	8 November
Coldest nights	January, -5.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	9 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:25 on 9 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:08

Garlic in Hartford: care after planting

Planted on 9 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

9 October — feed: nitrogen
6 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 Hartford, Albany is 2 days earlier and New York 12 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
New Haven	54 km	13 October – end of December	4 days later
Worcester (United States)	93 km	9 October – 11 December	same day
Providence	106 km	9 October – 30 December	same day
Albany	133 km	7 October – 30 November	2 days earlier
Boston	150 km	14 October – 29 December	5 days later
New York	161 km	21 October – end of December	12 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Hartford

Planting stock goes into the ground from 9 October to about 19 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Hartford OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 5 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Parkville Market — market
Park Street 1400, 06106 Hartford · Mon 11:00–20:00; Tue–Wed 11:00–21:00; Thu–Sat 11:00–22:00; Sun 11:00–20:00; Dec 25 closed; Nov Thu[4] closed · 1 km · parkvillemarket.com
Old Wethersfield Country Store — market
Main Street 221, 06109 Wethersfield · 6 km · owcsct.com
South Windsor Farmer's Market — market
Nevers Road 220, 06074 South Windsor · Sat 09:00–12:00 · 15 km
El Mercado — market
Park Street 704, 06106 Hartford · 0 km

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