When to plant garlic in Las Vegas: 12 November – end of December

In Las Vegas, garlic: plant from 12 November 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 Vegas: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Las Vegas from 12 November 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 4.1 °C.

Planting	12 November – end of December
First autumn frost	12 December
Coldest nights	January, 4.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:21 on 12 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:42

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

Garlic in Las Vegas: care after planting

Planted on 12 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

12 November — feed: nitrogen
10 December — 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 Vegas, Flagstaff is 52 days earlier and Riverside 7 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Riverside	321 km	by 19 November	7 days later
Flagstaff	336 km	21 September – end of December	52 days earlier
Bakersfield	361 km	by 14 November	2 days later
Los Angeles	368 km	1 October	42 days earlier
Yuma	393 km	1 October	42 days earlier
Mexicali	395 km	1 October	42 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Las Vegas

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Las Vegas OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026).

Lowe's Garden Center — garden centre
10 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
10 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
15 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
16 km

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