When to plant garlic in Montpelier: 17 September – 11 November

In Montpelier, garlic: plant from 17 September to about 11 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Agway (garden centre, 2 km) and T. E. Pembroke Landscaping (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 Montpelier: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Montpelier from 17 September to about 11 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -12 °C.

Planting	17 September – 11 November
First autumn frost	17 October
Coldest nights	January, -12 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	17 April
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight	12:28 on 17 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:51

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

Garlic in Montpelier: care after planting

Planted on 17 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

17 September — feed: nitrogen
15 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Montpelier; the closest date is in Sherbrooke, 10 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Burlington	57 km	4 October – 23 November	17 days later
Sherbrooke	137 km	27 September – 8 November	10 days later
Concord	143 km	1 October – 25 November	14 days later
Montreal	159 km	2 October – 13 November	15 days later
Manchester (United States)	167 km	3 October – 27 November	16 days later
Portland, Maine	196 km	5 October – 26 November	18 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Montpelier

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 September to about 11 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Montpelier OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres and 1 farm-supply shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Agway — garden centre
East Montpelier Road 190, 05602 Montpelier · 2 km
T. E. Pembroke Landscaping — garden centre
Terrace Street 1492, 05602 Montpelier · 4 km
Tucker Machine Company Inc — farm supply
South Main Street 267, 05641 Barre · Tue–Fri 08:00–17:00, Sat 09:00–14:00 · 10 km
Thomas Farm & Garden — garden centre
U.S. Route 302 535, 05641 Barre · Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00; Sun 09:00–17:00 · 5 km

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