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When to plant garlic in Iqaluit: 4 August – 15 September

In Iqaluit, garlic: plant from 4 August to about 15 September.

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 Iqaluit: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Iqaluit from 4 August to about 15 September; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–May; the coldest, February, averages -29.8 °C.

Planting4 August – 15 September
First autumn frost3 September
Coldest nightsFebruary, -29.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring20 June
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: April
Daylight17:35 on 4 August
Daylight at the winter solstice4:21

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

Garlic in Iqaluit: care after planting

Planted on 4 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 4 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 1 September — 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 Iqaluit; the closest date is in Saguenay, 49 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Saguenay1,710 km22 September – 30 October49 days later
Quebec City1,891 km28 September – 4 November55 days later
Trois-Rivières1,952 km29 September – 8 November56 days later
Charlottetown1,977 km3 October – 20 November60 days later
Moncton1,977 km5 October – 17 November62 days later
Fredericton1,983 km28 September – 11 November55 days later

Questions

When to plant garlic in Iqaluit?

In Iqaluit, garlic: plant from 4 August to about 15 September. 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 Iqaluit?

Last spring frost around 18 June, first autumn frost around 3 September.

Other crops in Iqaluit, with their dates