When to plant garlic in Springfield: 2 October – 22 December

In Springfield, garlic: plant from 2 October to about 22 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Kreations (garden centre, 7 km) and Brandt (farm supply, 12 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 Springfield: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Springfield from 2 October to about 22 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -5.3 °C.

Planting	2 October – 22 December
First autumn frost	1 November
Coldest nights	January, -5.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	29 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:46 on 2 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:21

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

Garlic in Springfield: care after planting

Planted on 2 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

2 October — feed: nitrogen
30 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 Springfield, Rockford is 4 days earlier and Evansville 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Peoria	99 km	1 October – 9 December	1 day earlier
St. Louis	139 km	5 October – end of December	3 days later
Davenport	212 km	30 September – 30 November	2 days earlier
Jefferson City	258 km	5 October – end of December	3 days later
Evansville	271 km	11 October – end of December	9 days later
Rockford	278 km	28 September – 25 November	4 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Springfield

Planting stock goes into the ground from 2 October to about 22 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Springfield OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 farm-supply shops and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Kreations — garden centre
Chatham Road 3427, 62704 Springfield · Tue–Fri 11:00–18:00; Sat 11:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–15:00 · 7 km · gokigc.com
Deo Gratias Food Market — market
West Constitution Drive 2920, 62704 Springfield · Tue–Fri 10:00–19:00; Sat 10:30–20:30; Sun 13:00–19:00 · 8 km
Brandt — farm supply
Industrial Drive 6089, 62670 Curran · 12 km · brandt.co
WinField United — farm supply
Industrial Drive 6100, 62670 Curran · 13 km · winfieldunited.com

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