When to plant garlic in Moncton: 5 October – 17 November

In Moncton, garlic: plant from 5 October to about 17 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hardy's Produce (farm shop, 2 km) and MacArthur's Nurseries Inc. (garden centre, 3 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 Moncton: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Moncton from 5 October to about 17 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, February, averages -10.4 °C.

Planting	5 October – 17 November
First autumn frost	4 November
Coldest nights	February, -10.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	20 April
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:31 on 5 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:38

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

Garlic in Moncton: care after planting

Planted on 5 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

5 October — feed: nitrogen
2 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 Moncton, Fredericton is 7 days earlier and Halifax 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Charlottetown	130 km	3 October – 20 November	2 days earlier
Fredericton	145 km	28 September – 11 November	7 days earlier
Halifax	186 km	10 October – 1 December	5 days later
Bangor	338 km	4 October – 19 November	1 day earlier
Augusta	437 km	4 October – 20 November	1 day earlier
Quebec City	497 km	28 September – 4 November	7 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Moncton

Planting stock goes into the ground from 5 October to about 17 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Moncton OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

MacArthur's Nurseries Inc. — garden centre
McLaughlin Drive 232 · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 3 km · macarthursnurseries.com
Marché Moncton Market — market
Westmorland Street 120, Moncton · Sat 08:00–14:00; Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00 · 2 km · marchemonctonmarket.ca
Dieppe Market — market
Gauvin Road 232 · Wed–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–13:00 · 4 km · marchedieppemarket.com
Hardy's Produce — farm shop
Mountain Road 1063, E1C 2S9 Moncton · Mon–Sat 09:00–20:00; Sun 00:00–18:00 · 2 km

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