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When to plant garlic in Sherbrooke: 27 September – 8 November

In Sherbrooke, garlic: plant from 27 September to about 8 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Serres Yargeau (garden centre, 14 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 Sherbrooke: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Sherbrooke from 27 September to about 8 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -12.9 °C.

Planting27 September – 8 November
First autumn frost27 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -12.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring17 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:57 on 27 September
Daylight at the winter solstice8:43

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

Garlic in Sherbrooke: care after planting

Planted on 27 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 27 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 25 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 Sherbrooke, Montpelier is 10 days earlier and Burlington 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Trois-Rivières116 km29 September – 8 November2 days later
Montreal132 km2 October – 13 November5 days later
Montpelier137 km17 September – 11 November10 days earlier
Burlington146 km4 October – 23 November7 days later
Quebec City165 km28 September – 4 November1 day later
Augusta206 km4 October – 20 November7 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Sherbrooke

Planting stock goes into the ground from 27 September to about 8 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Sherbrooke OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Sherbrooke?

In Sherbrooke, garlic: plant from 27 September to about 8 November. 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 Sherbrooke?

Last spring frost around 8 May, first autumn frost around 27 October.

Other crops in Sherbrooke, with their dates