When to plant garlic in Whitehorse: 29 August – 7 October

In Whitehorse, garlic: plant from 29 August to about 7 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Candy's Fruit Stand (farm shop, 1 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 Whitehorse: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Whitehorse from 29 August to about 7 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, February, averages -15.5 °C.

Planting	29 August – 7 October
First autumn frost	28 September
Coldest nights	February, -15.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	10 May
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight	14:33 on 29 August
Daylight at the winter solstice	5:38

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

Garlic in Whitehorse: care after planting

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

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

29 August — feed: nitrogen
26 September — 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 Whitehorse, Fairbanks is 5 days earlier and Vancouver 50 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Juneau	272 km	6 September – 12 October	8 days later
Fairbanks	788 km	24 August – 2 October	5 days earlier
Anchorage	801 km	14 September – 18 October	16 days later
Yellowknife	1,107 km	4 September – 4 October	6 days later
Vancouver	1,477 km	18 October – end of December	50 days later
Edmonton	1,516 km	6 September – 19 October	8 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Whitehorse

Planting stock goes into the ground from 29 August to about 7 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Whitehorse OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Candy's Fruit Stand — farm shop
Black Street 208, Y1A 2M9 Whitehorse · 1 km · candysfruitstand.com
Walmart Garden Centre — garden centre
2 km · walmart.ca

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