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When to plant garlic in Syracuse (United States): 7 October – 28 November

In Syracuse (United States), garlic: plant from 7 October to about 28 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.

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 Syracuse (United States): soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Syracuse (United States) from 7 October to about 28 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -7 °C.

Planting7 October – 28 November
First autumn frost6 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring19 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:29 on 7 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:00

The same dates in Syracuse (United States) hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Syracuse (United States): care after planting

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

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

  • 7 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 4 November — 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 Syracuse (United States), Toronto is 7 days earlier and Rochester 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ithaca74 km9 October – 4 December2 days later
Rochester121 km13 October – 14 December6 days later
Albany199 km7 October – 30 Novembersame day
Buffalo224 km11 October – 6 December4 days later
Ottawa266 km2 October – 10 November5 days earlier
Toronto270 km30 September – 25 November7 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Syracuse (United States)

Planting stock goes into the ground from 7 October to about 28 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Syracuse (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 3 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Syracuse (United States)?

In Syracuse (United States), garlic: plant from 7 October to about 28 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 Syracuse (United States)?

Last spring frost around 28 April, first autumn frost around 6 November.

Other crops in Syracuse (United States), with their dates