DibbleGrowing garlic: from seed to harvest
Plant individual cloves 4-6 weeks before your first fall frost, pointy end up. Mulch for winter and harvest the following summer when lower leaves brown.
Planting dates for garlic by zone
| Zone | Start seeds indoors | Sow or transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | not needed | August 18 | April 15 |
| Zone 4 | not needed | August 24 | April 21 |
| Zone 5 | not needed | September 3 | May 1 |
| Zone 6 | not needed | September 19 | May 17 |
| Zone 7 | not needed | October 1 | May 29 |
| Zone 8 | not needed | October 10 | June 7 |
| Zone 9 | not needed | November 3 | July 1 |
| Zone 10 | not needed | November 17 | July 15 |
| Zone 11 | not needed | December 3 | July 31 |
These dates use typical frost dates for each zone. Dibble tunes them to your exact ZIP and lets you adjust frost dates for your own yard.
Companion plants
Good neighbors for Garlic:
Better kept apart:
Family and rotation
Garlic is in the alliums family. Light feeders that deter pests. Good rotation partners; keep away from beans and peas. Learn about crop rotation.
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Questions
When should I plant garlic?
It depends on your zone. Garlic is a hardy crop, so the timing follows your last spring frost. Look up your zone in the table below for exact start, sow, and harvest dates, or open Dibble and enter your ZIP to get your own calendar.
How long does it take to grow garlic?
About 240 days from sowing to the first harvest, with a picking window of roughly 14 days after that.
What grows well with garlic?
Good companions include Tomato, Beet, Carrot. Keep it away from Bean (bush), Pea.
Plant at the right time this season
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