Wisconsin · zones 4a–5b
When to plant garlic in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's window for garlic runs on the fall side of the season. A second, fall sowing fits Sep 2 to Oct 18. Dates below are state medians; your ZIP code shifts them by days to weeks.
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Garlic dates for a typical Wisconsin season.
Fall round
Sep 2 to Oct 18
Counted back from the ~Oct 3 first frost.
Harvest
~240 days later
~0.2 lb per plant over ~1 weeks.
Wisconsin spans more than one climate: Zone 5 is the most common zone, but the state runs 4a to 5b. 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.