When to plant Garlic in Tennessee
In spring, from Feb 1 – Mar 1 in Chattanooga to Mar 10 – Apr 1 in Johnson City.
In fall, from Aug 1 – Oct 1 in Arlington to Aug 15 – Oct 1 in Memphis.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Arlington | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Athens | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Atoka | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Bartlett | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Brentwood | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Bristol | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Chattanooga | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Clarksville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Cleveland | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Clinton | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Collegedale | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Collierville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Columbia | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Cookeville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Crossville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Dickson | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Dyersburg | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| East Ridge | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Elizabethton | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Fairview | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Farragut | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Franklin | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Gallatin | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Germantown | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Goodlettsville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Greeneville | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Hendersonville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Jackson | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Johnson City | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Kingsport | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Knoxville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| La Vergne | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Lakeland | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Lawrenceburg | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Lebanon | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Lenoir City | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Lewisburg | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Manchester | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Martin | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Maryville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| McMinnville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Memphis | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Millington | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Morristown | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Mount Juliet | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Murfreesboro | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Nashville | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Nolensville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Oak Ridge | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Oakland | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Paris | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Portland | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Red Bank | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Sevierville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Shelbyville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Smyrna | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Soddy-Daisy | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Spring Hill | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Springfield | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Tullahoma | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Union City | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| White House | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Winchester | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | 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.