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When to plant garlic in Ithaca: 9 October – 4 December

In Ithaca, garlic: plant from 9 October to about 4 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include A New Leaf (garden centre, 6 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 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 Ithaca: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ithaca from 9 October to about 4 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -6.3 °C.

Planting9 October – 4 December
First autumn frost8 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -6.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring19 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:24 on 9 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:04

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

Garlic in Ithaca: 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 Ithaca, Allentown is 5 days earlier and Rochester 4 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Syracuse (United States)74 km7 October – 28 November2 days earlier
Rochester121 km13 October – 14 December4 days later
Buffalo201 km11 October – 6 December2 days later
Allentown222 km4 October – 30 December5 days earlier
Albany226 km7 October – 30 November2 days earlier
Harrisburg243 km12 October – end of December3 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ithaca

Planting stock goes into the ground from 9 October to about 4 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ithaca OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries, 6 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Ithaca?

In Ithaca, garlic: plant from 9 October to about 4 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.

When is the last spring frost in Ithaca?

Last spring frost around 28 April, first autumn frost around 8 November.

Other crops in Ithaca, with their dates