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When to Plant Garlic in Zones 9-10 (2026)

In Florida, garlic goes in from late fall through early winter. Softneck types like Artichoke and Creole suit mild winters. See how it differs from cold states.

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Garlic advice is usually written for cold winters, where the rule is to plant around the first hard freeze. In a mild-winter garden that rule does not work, because the freeze may come late or barely at all.

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UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions says garlic can be planted in Florida from late fall through early winter. The same page recommends softneck varieties such as Artichoke or Creole as well suited to Florida gardens. Garlic does not produce seed, so you start it by splitting a bulb into individual cloves.

Worked example: three regions, three rules

The extension guides for other regions give a different starting point:

  • Minnesota (zones 5-6 reference): one or two weeks after the first killing frost, according to University of Minnesota Extension.
  • South Carolina (zones 7-8 reference): October, according to Clemson Extension.
  • Florida (zones 9-10 reference): late fall through early winter, according to UF/IFAS.

The pattern is that the warmer the winter, the later the planting. Florida is the reference point for zones 9-10 on this page, so gardeners elsewhere in the band should check their own extension office.

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