When to plant garlic

In the Northwest, plant garlic cloves in the fall, with the exact window depending on whether you are in eastern or western Washington.

The window: In eastern Washington gardens, plant in early to mid-fall (September to October); in western Washington gardens, plant in late fall (November).

Garlic grows roots until the ground freezes, which is when it goes dormant.
The cloves will produce roots and minimal shoot growth before going dormant late in the season.
Garlic can be planted late in the fall, after other tasks are finished.

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Timing varies by region and year; your local extension office is the closest authority.

Grounded in: cfaes.osu.edu, pubs.extension.wsu.edu. Every timing follows sentences verified verbatim on those pages.

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