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When to plant garlic in Kelowna: 1 October – 27 November

In Kelowna, garlic: plant from 1 October to about 27 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Plant Gather (garden centre, 2 km) and Buckerfield's (garden centre, 12 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 Kelowna: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kelowna from 1 October to about 27 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, February, averages -5.2 °C.

Planting1 October – 27 November
First autumn frost31 October
Coldest nightsFebruary, -5.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring14 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:41 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:06

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

Garlic in Kelowna: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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 Kelowna, Calgary is 30 days earlier and Victoria 51 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Vancouver270 km18 October – end of December17 days later
Spokane289 km15 September – 23 November16 days earlier
Victoria325 km21 November – end of December51 days later
Seattle327 km25 October – end of December24 days later
Olympia404 km16 October – end of December15 days later
Calgary405 km1 September – 26 October30 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kelowna

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to about 27 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kelowna OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 4 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kelowna?

In Kelowna, garlic: plant from 1 October to about 27 November. 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 Kelowna?

Last spring frost around 18 April, first autumn frost around 31 October.

Other crops in Kelowna, with their dates