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When to Plant Garlic in Zone 3

In USDA zone 3, plant outdoors November 29 to July 27, and expect your first harvest around July 27.

Garlic planting calendar for USDA Zone 3

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Direct sow

Nov 29

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Projected first harvest

Jul 27

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3a — approximate

Most garlic mature in about 240 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 3 means for garlic

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 frost-free days, and garlic need about 240 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

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

Common problems with garlic

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

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