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When to plant garlic in Saguenay: 22 September – 30 October

In Saguenay, garlic: plant from 22 September to about 30 October.

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 Saguenay: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Saguenay from 22 September to about 30 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -16.3 °C.

Planting22 September – 30 October
First autumn frost22 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -16.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 May
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:14 on 22 September
Daylight at the winter solstice8:19

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

Garlic in Saguenay: care after planting

Planted on 22 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 22 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 20 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Saguenay; the closest date is in Sherbrooke, 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Quebec City180 km28 September – 4 November6 days later
Trois-Rivières257 km29 September – 8 November7 days later
Sherbrooke343 km27 September – 8 November5 days later
Montreal377 km2 October – 13 November10 days later
Fredericton432 km28 September – 11 November6 days later
Bangor434 km4 October – 19 November12 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Saguenay

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 September to about 30 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Saguenay OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Saguenay?

In Saguenay, garlic: plant from 22 September to about 30 October. 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 Saguenay?

Last spring frost around 14 May, first autumn frost around 22 October.

Other crops in Saguenay, with their dates