When to plant garlic in Redding: 11 November – end of December

In Redding, garlic: plant from 11 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Palo Cedro Feed (farm supply, 13 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 average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Redding: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Redding from 11 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 4.6 °C.

Planting	11 November – end of December
First autumn frost	11 December
Coldest nights	February, 4.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:05 on 11 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:16

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

Garlic in Redding: care after planting

Planted on 11 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

11 November — feed: nitrogen
9 December — 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

1 of the nearest cities share Redding's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Medford	201 km	20 September – end of December	52 days earlier
Sacramento	236 km	11 November – end of December	same day
Reno	249 km	28 September – end of December	44 days earlier
Carson City	274 km	22 September – end of December	50 days earlier
Stockton	307 km	3 November – end of December	8 days earlier
San Francisco	314 km	1 October	41 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Redding

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Redding OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Palo Cedro Feed — farm supply
Old 44 Drive 22020, 96073 Palo Cedro · Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 13 km · palocedrofeed.com
The McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery — plant nursery
1 km
Wyntour Gardens — plant nursery
14 km
Gold Leaf Nursery — plant nursery
14 km

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