When to plant garlic in Victoria: 21 November – end of December

In Victoria, garlic: plant from 21 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Topsoil Market (farm shop, 1 km) and Madrona Farm (farm shop, 6 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 average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Victoria: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Victoria from 21 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 2.6 °C.

Planting	21 November – end of December
First autumn frost	21 December
Coldest nights	February, 2.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	8:59 on 21 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:19

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

Garlic in Victoria: care after planting

Planted on 21 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

21 November — feed: nitrogen
19 December — 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 earlier than Victoria; the closest date is in Seattle, 27 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vancouver	96 km	18 October – end of December	34 days earlier
Seattle	120 km	25 October – end of December	27 days earlier
Olympia	159 km	16 October – end of December	36 days earlier
Kelowna	325 km	1 October – 27 November	51 days earlier
Portland	328 km	23 October – end of December	29 days earlier
Salem	389 km	18 October – end of December	34 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Victoria

Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Victoria OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Willow Wind Feed & Pet Food — farm shop
Sooke Road 2714 · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 09:00–17:00 · 11 km · topshelffeeds.ca
Madrona Farm — farm shop
Wed–Sat 11:00–17:00 · 6 km · madronafarm.ca
Topsoil Market — farm shop
Mon–Fri 12:00–18:00 · 1 km
Elk Lake Nursery — garden centre
12 km

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