When to plant garlic in Providence: 9 October – 30 December

In Providence, garlic: plant from 9 October to about 30 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Farm Fresh Providence Farmers Market (farm shop, 2 km) and Jordan's Jungle (garden centre, 5 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 Providence: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Providence from 9 October to about 30 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -4.1 °C.

Planting	9 October – 30 December
First autumn frost	8 November
Coldest nights	January, -4.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	5 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:25 on 9 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:08

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

Garlic in Providence: care after planting

Planted on 9 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

9 October — feed: nitrogen
6 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 Providence, Concord is 8 days earlier and Boston 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Worcester (United States)	60 km	9 October – 11 December	same day
Boston	67 km	14 October – 29 December	5 days later
Hartford	106 km	9 October – 19 December	same day
Manchester (United States)	130 km	3 October – 27 November	6 days earlier
New Haven	138 km	13 October – end of December	4 days later
Concord	155 km	1 October – 25 November	8 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Providence

Planting stock goes into the ground from 9 October to about 30 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Providence OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 1 market and 8 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Jordan's Jungle — garden centre
Pawtucket Avenue 545, 02860 Pawtucket · Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 5 km · jordansjungle.net
Farm Fresh Providence Farmers Market — farm shop
Sims Avenue 10, 02909 · Sat 09:00–13:00 · 2 km · farmfreshri.org
Blanchard Farms — farm shop
West Greenville Road 255, 02857 Scituate · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 09:00–17:00 · 15 km
Jaswell’s Farm — farm shop
Swan Road 50, 02917 · 14 km

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