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When to plant garlic in Las Cruces: 25 October – end of December

In Las Cruces, garlic: plant from 25 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 Las Cruces: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Las Cruces from 25 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.1 °C.

Planting25 October – end of December
First autumn frost24 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight11:06 on 25 October
Daylight at the winter solstice10:02

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

Garlic in Las Cruces: care after planting

Planted on 25 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 25 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 22 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 Las Cruces, Santa Fe (United States) is 29 days earlier and Tucson 24 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
El Paso67 km5 November – end of December11 days later
Ciudad Juárez77 km5 November – end of December11 days later
Albuquerque308 km10 October – end of December15 days earlier
Santa Fe (United States)384 km26 September – 11 December29 days earlier
Tucson390 kmby 18 November24 days later
Chihuahua415 kmby 8 November14 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Las Cruces

Planting stock goes into the ground from 25 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Las Cruces OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Las Cruces?

In Las Cruces, garlic: plant from 25 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.

When is the last spring frost in Las Cruces?

Last spring frost around 28 February, first autumn frost around 24 November.

Other crops in Las Cruces, with their dates