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When to plant garlic in Topeka: 29 September – 30 December

In Topeka, garlic: plant from 29 September to about 30 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Murphy Tractor & Equipment (farm shop, 6 km) and Lang Diesel, Inc. (farm supply, 7 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 Topeka: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Topeka from 29 September to about 30 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -4.9 °C.

Planting29 September – 30 December
First autumn frost29 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -4.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring3 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:54 on 29 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:25

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

Garlic in Topeka: care after planting

Planted on 29 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 29 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 27 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 Topeka, Omaha is 3 days earlier and Kansas City 3 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Kansas City97 km2 October – end of December3 days later
Wichita207 km30 September – end of December1 day later
Lincoln215 km28 September – 7 December1 day earlier
Joplin241 km2 October – end of December3 days later
Omaha249 km26 September – 30 November3 days earlier
Grand Island309 km27 September – 1 December2 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Topeka

Planting stock goes into the ground from 29 September to about 30 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Topeka OpenStreetMap lists 2 farm-supply shops, 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Topeka?

In Topeka, garlic: plant from 29 September to about 30 December. 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 Topeka?

Last spring frost around 9 April, first autumn frost around 29 October.

Other crops in Topeka, with their dates