When to plant Garlic in New York
In spring, from Feb 10 – Mar 10 in Floral Park to Apr 15 – May 15 in Oneonta.
In fall, from Aug 1 – Oct 1 in Babylon to Aug 15 – Oct 1 in New York.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Airmont | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Albany | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Amsterdam | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Auburn | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Babylon | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Batavia | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Beacon | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Binghamton | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Buffalo | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Canandaigua | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Chestnut Ridge | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Cohoes | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Corning | Apr 15 – May 15 | Spring-planted |
| Cortland | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Depew | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Dobbs Ferry | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Dunkirk | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| East Rockaway | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Elmira | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Endicott | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Floral Park | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Freeport | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Fulton | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Garden City | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Geneva | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Glen Cove | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Glens Falls | Apr 15 – May 15 | Spring-planted |
| Gloversville | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Great Neck | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Harrison | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Haverstraw | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Hempstead | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Ithaca | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Jamestown | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Johnson City | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Kenmore | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Kingston | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Kiryas Joel | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Lackawanna | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lake Grove | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Lancaster | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lindenhurst | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Lockport | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Long Beach | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Lynbrook | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Mamaroneck | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Massapequa Park | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Middletown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Mineola | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Mount Kisco | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Mount Vernon | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| New Hyde Park | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| New Rochelle | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| New York | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Newburgh | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Niagara Falls | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| North Tonawanda | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Olean | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Oneida | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Oneonta | Apr 15 – May 15 | Spring-planted |
| Ossining | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Oswego | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Patchogue | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Peekskill | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Plattsburgh | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Port Chester | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Poughkeepsie | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Rochester | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Rockville Centre | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Rome | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Rye | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Saratoga Springs | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Scarsdale | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Schenectady | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Sleepy Hollow | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Spring Valley | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Suffern | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Syracuse | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Tarrytown | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Tonawanda | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Troy | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Utica | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Valley Stream | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Watertown | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Watervliet | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| West Haverstraw | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Westbury | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| White Plains | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Woodbury | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Yonkers | 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.