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When to plant garlic in Lawton: 12 October – end of December

In Lawton, garlic: plant from 12 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Walmart Garden Center (garden centre, 8 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 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 Lawton: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Lawton from 12 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 0.2 °C.

Planting12 October – end of December
First autumn frost11 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:28 on 12 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:50

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

Garlic in Lawton: care after planting

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

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

  • 12 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 9 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 Lawton, Wichita is 12 days earlier and Dallas 24 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Oklahoma City126 km11 October – end of December1 day earlier
Fort Worth231 kmby 31 October19 days later
Dallas251 kmby 5 November24 days later
Tulsa278 km18 October – end of December6 days later
Wichita357 km30 September – end of December12 days earlier
Fort Smith376 km19 October – end of December7 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Lawton

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lawton OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 1 market (collected 29 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Lawton?

In Lawton, garlic: plant from 12 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 Lawton?

Last spring frost around 1 March, first autumn frost around 11 November.

Other crops in Lawton, with their dates