When to plant Garlic in Indiana
In spring, from Feb 10 – Mar 10 in Clarksville to Mar 15 – Apr 15 in West Lafayette.
In fall, Aug 1 – Oct 1.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Auburn | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Avon | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Bargersville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Bedford | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Beech Grove | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Bloomington | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Bluffton | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Brownsburg | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Carmel | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Cedar Lake | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Chesterton | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Clarksville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Columbia City | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Columbus | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Connersville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Crawfordsville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Crown Point | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Danville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Decatur | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Dyer | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| East Chicago | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Elkhart | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Evansville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Fishers | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Fort Wayne | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Frankfort | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Franklin | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Gary | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Goshen | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Greenfield | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Greensburg | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Greenwood | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Griffith | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Hammond | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Highland | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Hobart | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Huntertown | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Huntington | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Indianapolis | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Jasper | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Jeffersonville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Kendallville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Kokomo | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| La Porte | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lafayette | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Lake Station | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lawrence | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lebanon | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Logansport | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lowell | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Madison | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Marion | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Martinsville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| McCordsville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Merrillville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Michigan City | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Mishawaka | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Mooresville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Muncie | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Munster | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| New Albany | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| New Castle | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| New Haven | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Noblesville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Peru | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Plainfield | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Plymouth | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Portage | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Richmond | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Schererville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Sellersburg | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Seymour | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Shelbyville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| South Bend | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Speedway | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| St. John | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Terre Haute | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Valparaiso | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Vincennes | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Wabash | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Warsaw | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Washington | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| West Lafayette | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Westfield | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Whitestown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Yorktown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Zionsville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for garlic.