When to plant garlic in Newcastle: 1 March – 30 April

In Newcastle, garlic: plant from 1 March to 30 April. For garlic here we follow a national source (NSW DPI, Primefact 259).

Garlic in Newcastle: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Newcastle from 1 March to 30 April. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 9.9 °C.

Planting	1 March – 30 April
Coldest nights	July, 9.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight	11:45 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:58

Garlic in Newcastle: care after planting

Planted on 1 April: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

1 April — feed: nitrogen
29 April — 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

5 of the nearest cities share Newcastle's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Sydney	117 km	1 March – 30 April	same day
Wollongong	185 km	1 March – 30 April	same day
Orange	253 km	1 March – end of June	same day
Dubbo	307 km	by 20 May	80 days later
Canberra	357 km	1 March – end of June	same day
Albury	566 km	1 March – end of June	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Newcastle

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 March to 30 April; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Newcastle OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026).

Newcastle Farmer's Market — market
Sun 08:00–15:00 · 4 km
Newcastle City Council Greenery Center — garden centre
8 km
Poppy's — garden centre
10 km
Trees in Newcastle — garden centre
13 km

Questions

When to plant garlic in Newcastle?

In Newcastle, garlic: plant from 1 March to 30 April. For garlic here we follow a national source (NSW DPI, Primefact 259).