When to plant garlic in Huntsville: 15 October – end of December

In Huntsville, garlic: plant from 15 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Indian Creek Wholesale Nursery (plant nursery, 14 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Huntsville: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Huntsville from 15 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 0.2 °C.

Planting	15 October – end of December
First autumn frost	14 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.2 °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 15 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:50

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

Garlic in Huntsville: care after planting

Planted on 15 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

15 October — feed: nitrogen
12 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 Huntsville, Bowling Green is 4 days earlier and Montgomery 15 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Chattanooga	127 km	13 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Birmingham (United States)	132 km	27 October – end of December	12 days later
Nashville	165 km	15 October – end of December	same day
Atlanta	225 km	23 October – end of December	8 days later
Bowling Green	255 km	11 October – end of December	4 days earlier
Montgomery	259 km	by 30 October	15 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Huntsville

Planting stock goes into the ground from 15 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Huntsville OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Indian Creek Wholesale Nursery — plant nursery
Slaughter Road 1124, 35758 Madison · Sun closed; Mon–Fri 07:00–17:00; Sat 08:00–17:00 · 14 km · indiancreeknurseryal.com
The Home Depot — garden centre
7 km
Oakwood Farms Market — market
11 km

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