When to plant garlic in Joplin: 2 October – end of December

In Joplin, garlic: plant from 2 October to the end of 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 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 Joplin: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Joplin from 2 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January, February; the coldest, January, averages -2.2 °C.

Planting	2 October – end of December
First autumn frost	1 November
Coldest nights	January, -2.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	29 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:47 on 2 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:37

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

Garlic in Joplin: care after planting

Planted on 2 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

2 October — feed: nitrogen
30 October — 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 Joplin, Topeka is 3 days earlier and Fort Smith 17 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Fayetteville	118 km	11 October – end of December	9 days later
Tulsa	168 km	18 October – end of December	16 days later
Fort Smith	189 km	19 October – end of December	17 days later
Kansas City	225 km	2 October – end of December	same day
Topeka	241 km	29 September – 30 December	3 days earlier
Wichita	259 km	30 September – end of December	2 days earlier

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