When to plant garlic in Canada
Outdoors, garlic go in from around September 14 in Edmonton to October 17 in Windsor.
- Type
- Hardy Copes with cold
- First harvest
- About 250 days from planting in the UK
- Spacing
- 6 in between plants
- In pots
- Not really better in the ground
- Straight in the ground. Plant garlic where they’re to grow, not in seed trays.
- Goes in as it cools. Garlic is planted in autumn to grow through the winter and crop the following year.
Town by town
24 towns from north to south. Dates move later the further you go from the equator and the higher up. Tap a town for its full calendar.
Plant outdoorsPlant under cover (indoors, a greenhouse or a cold frame)
| TownTown, north to south | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EdmontonFrom Sep 14Outdoors Sep 14 to Oct 10 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Plant under cover | September: Plant outdoors and under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| SaskatoonFrom Sep 21Outdoors Sep 21 to Oct 14 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Plant under cover | September: Plant outdoors and under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| CalgaryFrom Sep 14Outdoors Sep 14 to Oct 11 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Plant under cover | September: Plant outdoors and under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| WinnipegFrom Sep 26Outdoors Sep 26 to Oct 18 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| BurnabyFrom Oct 10Outdoors Oct 10 to Nov 18 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| VancouverFrom Oct 11Outdoors Oct 11 to Nov 21 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| SurreyFrom Oct 7Outdoors Oct 7 to Nov 14 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| VictoriaFrom Oct 9Outdoors Oct 9 to Dec 1 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| St. John'sFrom Sep 30Outdoors Sep 30 to Nov 7 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Not this month |
| QuébecFrom Sep 29Outdoors Sep 29 to Oct 26 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| MonctonFrom Oct 4Outdoors Oct 4 to Nov 2 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| LavalFrom Oct 7Outdoors Oct 7 to Nov 2 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| MontréalFrom Oct 2Outdoors Oct 2 to Oct 29 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| OttawaFrom Oct 6Outdoors Oct 6 to Nov 1 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| HalifaxFrom Oct 8Outdoors Oct 8 to Nov 8 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Not this month |
| MarkhamFrom Oct 10Outdoors Oct 10 to Nov 7 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Not this month |
| VaughanFrom Oct 9Outdoors Oct 9 to Nov 6 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| BramptonFrom Oct 10Outdoors Oct 10 to Nov 7 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Not this month |
| TorontoFrom Oct 12Outdoors Oct 12 to Nov 9 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| MississaugaFrom Oct 12Outdoors Oct 12 to Nov 9 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| KitchenerFrom Oct 6Outdoors Oct 6 to Nov 4 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant under cover | December: Not this month |
| HamiltonFrom Oct 17Outdoors Oct 17 to Nov 15 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| LondonFrom Oct 11Outdoors Oct 11 to Nov 9 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
| WindsorFrom Oct 17Outdoors Oct 17 to Nov 13 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Not this month | May: Not this month | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Plant under cover | October: Plant outdoors and under cover | November: Plant outdoors and under cover | December: Plant under cover |
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