Ohio · zones 5b–6b
When to plant garlic in Ohio.
Ohio's window for garlic runs on the fall side of the season. A second, fall sowing fits Sep 14 to Oct 30. Dates below are state medians; your ZIP code shifts them by days to weeks.
The 2026 windows
Garlic dates for a typical Ohio season.
Fall round
Sep 14 to Oct 30
Counted back from the ~Oct 15 first frost.
Harvest
~240 days later
~0.2 lb per plant over ~1 weeks.
Ohio spans more than one climate: Zone 6 is the most common zone, but the state runs 5b to 6b. That's why the planner works from your ZIP code's frost dates, not your zone — mountain and coastal gardens in the same state can be three weeks apart.