When to plant garlic in Manchester (United States): 3 October – 27 November

In Manchester (United States), garlic: plant from 3 October to about 27 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Farm & Flower Market (farm shop, 2 km) and Catbird Corner Flower Stand (farm shop, 5 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 Manchester (United States): soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Manchester (United States) from 3 October to about 27 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -7.3 °C.

Planting	3 October – 27 November
First autumn frost	2 November
Coldest nights	January, -7.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	22 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:40 on 3 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:00

The same dates in Manchester (United States) hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Manchester (United States): 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

Around Manchester (United States), Montpelier is 16 days earlier and Boston 11 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Concord	25 km	1 October – 25 November	2 days earlier
Boston	77 km	14 October – 29 December	11 days later
Worcester (United States)	85 km	9 October – 11 December	6 days later
Portland, Maine	122 km	5 October – 26 November	2 days later
Providence	130 km	9 October – 30 December	6 days later
Montpelier	167 km	17 September – 11 November	16 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Manchester (United States)

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 October to about 27 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Manchester (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 8 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Amherst Garden Center — garden centre
NH 101 305, 03031 Amherst · 15 km
Osborne's Agway — farm supply
Cinemagic Way 16, 03106 Hooksett · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–17:00; Sun 09:00–16:00 · 6 km · osbornesagway.com
Catbird Corner Flower Stand — farm shop · sells: vegetables, flowers
Goffstown Back Road 304, 03045 Goffstown · Apr–Oct Wed, Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00 · 5 km · catbirdcorner.com
Farm & Flower Market — farm shop
Webster Street 15, 03104 Manchester · Mon–Sun 07:00–19:00 · 2 km

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