How long do garlic take to grow?

Most garlic mature in about 240 days, measured from planting.

When to Plant Garlic

Plant garlic by your frost dates, not the calendar: plant outdoors about 26 weeks before your last frost. Pick your USDA zone below for exact dates.

Garlic planting calendar

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Direct sow

Oct 15

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Projected first harvest

Jun 12

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7a — approximate

Most garlic mature in about 240 days. Dates above use zone 7 as a reference point. Pick your zone below, or set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

Varieties to grow

6 varieties of garlic in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

German Extra Hardy Garlic →Inchelium Red Garlic →Killarney Red Garlic →Music Hardneck Garlic →Softneck Garlic →Spanish Roja Garlic →

Common problems with garlic

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

Leek Moth Onion Maggot Bulb Mite Groundhogs Ants Aphids Pink Root Botrytis Neck Rot Fusarium Basal Rot White Rot Bulb Rot Bolting

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When to plant garlic in your zone

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