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

In Sacramento, garlic: plant from 11 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Farmers Market (farm shop, 1 km) and Farmers Market (farm shop, 1 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 Sacramento: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Sacramento 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 December, average 4.8 °C.

Planting	11 November – end of December
First autumn frost	11 December
Coldest nights	December, 4.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:14 on 11 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:28

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

Garlic in Sacramento: 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 Sacramento's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Stockton	71 km	3 November – end of December	8 days earlier
San Francisco	121 km	1 October	41 days earlier
San Jose	142 km	1 October	41 days earlier
Carson City	162 km	22 September – end of December	50 days earlier
Reno	179 km	28 September – end of December	44 days earlier
Redding	236 km	11 November – end of December	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Sacramento

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Sacramento OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 8 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Farmers Market — farm shop
Capitol Mall 600, 95814 Sacramento · May–Sept: Wed 10:00–13:30 · 1 km
Farmers Market — farm shop
North Freeway Boulevard 3637, 95834 Sacramento · May–Oct: Sat 08:00–12:00 · 7 km
Farmers Market — farm shop
Florin Road 5901, 95823 Sacramento · Thu 08:00–12:00 · 10 km
Farmers Market — farm shop
P Street 1540, 95814 Sacramento · 1 km

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