will garlic survive a hard freeze
1 Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended for most gardeners. 2  Plant in the fall and you'll find that your bulbs are bigger and more flavorful when you harvest the next summer. 3  In areas that get a hard frost, plant garlic 6 to 8 weeks before that frost.y question is concerning the flowering portion of the garlic. I planted garlic for the first time in the fall of 2012. But, due to my lack of knowledge and research I allowed the garlic to stay in the ground too long and it is now flowering.