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When to plant garlic in Wilmington: by 1 November

In Wilmington, garlic: plant by 1 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Walmart Garden Center (garden centre, 4 km) and The Transplanted Garden (garden centre, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Wilmington: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 3.9 °C.

Plantingby 1 November
First autumn frost1 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:48 on 1 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:52

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

Garlic in Wilmington: care after planting

Planted on 1 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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 Wilmington, Greensboro is 18 days earlier and Charleston 19 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Raleigh186 km20 October – end of December12 days earlier
Charleston247 kmby 20 November19 days later
Greensboro269 km14 October – end of December18 days earlier
Columbia290 km30 October – end of December2 days earlier
Charlotte292 km14 October – end of December18 days earlier
Richmond373 km17 October – end of December15 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Wilmington

Planting stock goes into the ground by 1 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Wilmington OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres (collected 29 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Wilmington?

In Wilmington, garlic: plant by 1 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in Wilmington?

Last spring frost around 8 March, first autumn frost around 1 December.

Other crops in Wilmington, with their dates