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When to plant garlic in Peoria: 1 October – 9 December

In Peoria, garlic: plant from 1 October to about 9 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Bottom Line Solutions (garden centre, 12 km) and Ron's Produce (farm shop, 15 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 Peoria: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Peoria from 1 October to about 9 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -6.7 °C.

Planting1 October – 9 December
First autumn frost31 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -6.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring9 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:48 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:15

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

Garlic in Peoria: care after planting

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

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

  • 1 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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 Peoria, Cedar Rapids is 6 days earlier and Chicago 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Springfield99 km2 October – 22 December1 day later
Davenport129 km30 September – 30 November1 day earlier
Rockford180 km28 September – 25 November3 days earlier
Chicago211 km7 October – 3 December6 days later
Cedar Rapids224 km25 September – 25 November6 days earlier
St. Louis235 km5 October – end of December4 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Peoria

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to about 9 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Peoria OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Peoria?

In Peoria, garlic: plant from 1 October to about 9 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.

When is the last spring frost in Peoria?

Last spring frost around 19 April, first autumn frost around 31 October.

Other crops in Peoria, with their dates