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When to plant garlic in Lansing: 3 October – 29 November

In Lansing, garlic: plant from 3 October to about 29 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.

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 Lansing: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Lansing from 3 October to about 29 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -7.1 °C.

Planting3 October – 29 November
First autumn frost2 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -7.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring14 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:41 on 3 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:02

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

Garlic in Lansing: care after planting

Planted on 3 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 3 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 31 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

1 of the nearest cities share Lansing's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ann Arbor82 km6 October – 30 November3 days later
Grand Rapids95 km4 October – 29 November1 day later
Detroit131 km8 October – 7 December5 days later
Windsor134 km8 October – 6 December5 days later
Toledo (United States)145 km8 October – 11 December5 days later
Fort Wayne187 km3 October – 10 Decembersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Lansing

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 October to about 29 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lansing OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 6 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Lansing?

In Lansing, garlic: plant from 3 October to about 29 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 Lansing?

Last spring frost around 28 April, first autumn frost around 2 November.

Other crops in Lansing, with their dates