When to plant garlic in Omaha: 26 September – 30 November

In Omaha, garlic: plant from 26 September to about 30 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Great Plains Botanical House (garden centre, 1 km) and The Green House (garden centre, 2 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 Omaha: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Omaha from 26 September to about 30 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -8.1 °C.

Planting	26 September – 30 November
First autumn frost	26 October
Coldest nights	January, -8.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	11 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	12:01 on 26 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:12

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

Garlic in Omaha: care after planting

Planted on 26 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

26 September — feed: nitrogen
24 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 Omaha, Sioux Falls is 5 days earlier and Kansas City 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Lincoln	79 km	28 September – 7 December	2 days later
Des Moines	198 km	27 September – 29 November	1 day later
Grand Island	206 km	27 September – 1 December	1 day later
Topeka	249 km	29 September – 30 December	3 days later
Sioux Falls	262 km	21 September – 16 November	5 days earlier
Kansas City	267 km	2 October – end of December	6 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Omaha

Planting stock goes into the ground from 26 September to about 30 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Omaha OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Indian Creek Nursery — garden centre
North Saddle Creek Road 303, 68131 Omaha · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 3 km · indiancreeknursery.com
The Green House — garden centre
South 13th Street 1234, 68108 Omaha · 2 km · thegreenhouseomaha.com
Mulhall's Nursery and Garden Center — garden centre
North 120th Street 3615, 68164 Omaha · 14 km · mulhalls.com
Great Plains Botanical House — garden centre
Saint Mary's Avenue 2202, 68105 Omaha · 1 km

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