When to plant Garlic in New Jersey

In spring, from Feb 10 – Mar 10 in Atlantic City to Mar 15 – Apr 15 in Somerville.

In fall, from Aug 1 – Oct 1 in Bayonne to Aug 15 – Oct 1 in West New York.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Garlic planting dates by place in New Jersey
PlaceSpringFall
Asbury ParkFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
Atlantic CityFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
BayonneFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
BeachwoodMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
BellmawrFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
BergenfieldFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
Bound BrookMar 15 – Apr 15Spring-planted
BridgetonFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
BurlingtonFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
CamdenFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
CarteretFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
ChathamMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Cliffside ParkFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
CliftonFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
CollingswoodFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
DoverMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
DumontFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
East OrangeFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
East RutherfordFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
EatontownFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
EdgewaterFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
ElizabethFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
Elmwood ParkFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
EnglewoodFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
Fair LawnFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
FairviewFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
Florham ParkMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Fort LeeFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
Franklin LakesMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
FreeholdMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
GarfieldFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
GlassboroFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
Glen RockFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
Gloucester CityFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
GuttenbergFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
HackensackFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
HackettstownMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
HaddonfieldFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
HammontonFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
HarrisonFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
Hasbrouck HeightsFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
HawthorneFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
Highland ParkFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
HillsdaleFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
HobokenFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
HopatcongMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Jersey CityFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
KearnyFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
KinnelonMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Lincoln ParkFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
LindenFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
LindenwoldFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
Little FerryFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
LodiFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
Long BranchFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
MadisonMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
ManvilleMar 15 – Apr 15Spring-planted
MaywoodFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
MetuchenFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
MiddlesexFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
MillvilleMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
MorristownMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
New BrunswickFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
New MilfordFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
New ProvidenceMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
NewarkFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
North ArlingtonFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
North PlainfieldFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
OaklandMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Ocean CityFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
Palisades ParkFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
ParamusFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
PassaicFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
PatersonFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
Perth AmboyFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
PhillipsburgMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Pine HillFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
PlainfieldFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
PleasantvilleFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
Point PleasantMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Pompton LakesMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
PrincetonMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
RahwayFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
RamseyMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Red BankFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
RidgefieldFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
Ridgefield ParkFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
RidgewoodFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
RingwoodMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
River EdgeFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
RoselleFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
Roselle ParkFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
RutherfordFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
SayrevilleFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
SecaucusFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
Somers PointFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
SomervilleMar 15 – Apr 15Spring-planted
South AmboyFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
South PlainfieldFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
South RiverFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
SummitMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
TenaflyFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
Tinton FallsFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
TotowaFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
TrentonMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
Union CityFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
VinelandMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
WaldwickMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
WallingtonFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
WanaqueMar 10 – Apr 1Spring-planted
West New YorkFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
WestfieldFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-planted
WestwoodFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
Wood-RidgeFeb 10 – Mar 10Spring-planted
WoodburyFeb 10 – Mar 10Aug 1 – Oct 1
Woodland ParkFeb 20 – Mar 20Spring-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.