When to plant Garlic in Washington
In spring, from Feb 1 – Mar 1 in Auburn to May 1 – 30 in Cheney.
In fall, from Aug 1 – Oct 1 in Aberdeen to Sept 1 – Nov 15 in Port Townsend.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Airway Heights | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Anacortes | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Arlington | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Auburn | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Bainbridge Island | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Battle Ground | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Bellevue | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Bellingham | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Bonney Lake | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Bothell | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Bremerton | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Burien | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Burlington | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Spring-planted |
| Camas | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Centralia | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Cheney | May 1 – 30 | Spring-planted |
| Covington | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Des Moines | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| East Wenatchee | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Edgewood | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Edmonds | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Ellensburg | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Enumclaw | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Everett | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Spring-planted |
| Federal Way | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Ferndale | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Fife | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Gig Harbor | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Grandview | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Issaquah | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Kelso | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Kenmore | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Kennewick | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Kent | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Kirkland | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lacey | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Lake Forest Park | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lake Stevens | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lakewood | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Liberty Lake | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Longview | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Lynden | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lynnwood | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Maple Valley | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Marysville | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Spring-planted |
| Mercer Island | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mill Creek | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Monroe | Mar 10 – Apr 1 | Spring-planted |
| Moses Lake | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Mount Vernon | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Spring-planted |
| Mountlake Terrace | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mukilteo | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Newcastle | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Oak Harbor | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Olympia | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Pasco | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Port Angeles | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Port Orchard | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Port Townsend | Fall-planted | Sept 1 – Nov 15Now |
| Poulsbo | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Pullman | Apr 1 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Puyallup | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Redmond | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Renton | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Richland | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Ridgefield | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Sammamish | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| SeaTac | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Seattle | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Sedro-Woolley | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Shelton | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Shoreline | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Snohomish | Feb 1 – Mar 1 | Spring-planted |
| Snoqualmie | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Spokane | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Spokane Valley | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Sumner | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Sunnyside | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| Tacoma | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Tukwila | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Tumwater | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Spring-planted |
| University Place | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Vancouver | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 1 – Oct 1 |
| Walla Walla | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| Washougal | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Wenatchee | Feb 10 – Mar 10 | Spring-planted |
| West Richland | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Woodinville | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Yakima | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Yelm | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | 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.