DibbleWhen to plant garlic in Zone 10
In Zone 10, the last spring frost usually passes around January 31 and the first fall frost arrives around December 15, leaving about 318 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.
Nearly frost-free. Grow cool crops in winter; summers are too hot for many vegetables.
Planting windows for garlic in Zone 10
| Task | Window |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Nov 17 to Dec 1 |
| Estimated harvest | Jul 15 to Jul 29 |
The harvest estimate counts 240 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 14 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 10; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.
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Garlic in a Zone 10 season
Zone 10 gives about 318 frost-free days. Garlic needs roughly 240 days from sowing. That leaves about 78 days of slack, so there is room for a late start or a second planting.
How to grow garlic
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.
Companion plants
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Garlic in other zones
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Dates are estimates based on typical frost dates for the zone. Your yard has its own microclimate, so use them as a starting point and adjust as you learn your space.