When to plant garlic in Memphis: 24 October – end of December

In Memphis, garlic: plant from 24 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 Memphis: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Memphis from 24 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 1.3 °C.

Planting	24 October – end of December
First autumn frost	23 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:02 on 24 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:47

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

Garlic in Memphis: care after planting

Planted on 24 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

24 October — feed: nitrogen
21 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 Memphis, Bowling Green is 13 days earlier and Jackson 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Little Rock	209 km	21 October – end of December	3 days earlier
Nashville	316 km	15 October – end of December	9 days earlier
Jackson	317 km	by 29 October	5 days later
Huntsville	322 km	15 October – end of December	9 days earlier
Birmingham (United States)	349 km	27 October – end of December	3 days later
Bowling Green	383 km	11 October – end of December	13 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Memphis

Planting stock goes into the ground from 24 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Memphis OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 4 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Raleigh Farmers Market — market
Frayser Raleigh Road 3785 · Sat[3] 09:00–12:00 · 13 km
Community Table Garden — garden centre
5 km
Memphis International Fleamarket — market
11 km
Roxie's Grocery — market
North 3rd Street 520, 38105 Memphis · 1 km

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