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When to plant garlic in Lincoln: 28 September – 7 December

In Lincoln, garlic: plant from 28 September to about 7 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Campbell's Nursery & Garden Center (garden centre, 3 km) and Earl May Garden & Nursery (garden centre, 4 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 Lincoln: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Lincoln from 28 September to about 7 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -7.3 °C.

Planting28 September – 7 December
First autumn frost28 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -7.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring9 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:56 on 28 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:15

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

Garlic in Lincoln: care after planting

Planted on 28 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 28 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 26 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 Lincoln, Sioux Falls is 7 days earlier and Kansas City 4 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Omaha79 km26 September – 30 November2 days earlier
Grand Island143 km27 September – 1 December1 day earlier
Topeka215 km29 September – 30 December1 day later
Kansas City261 km2 October – end of December4 days later
Des Moines271 km27 September – 29 November1 day earlier
Sioux Falls304 km21 September – 16 November7 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Lincoln

Planting stock goes into the ground from 28 September to about 7 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lincoln OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 plant nurseries and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Lincoln?

In Lincoln, garlic: plant from 28 September to about 7 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 Lincoln?

Last spring frost around 16 April, first autumn frost around 28 October.

Other crops in Lincoln, with their dates