DibbleWhen to plant garlic in Zone 7
In Zone 7, the last spring frost usually passes around April 10 and the first fall frost arrives around October 29, leaving about 202 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.
Long season. Great for succession planting and fall crops.
Planting windows for garlic in Zone 7
| Task | Window |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Oct 15 to Oct 29 |
| Estimated harvest | Jun 12 to Jun 26 |
The harvest estimate counts 240 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 14 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 7; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.
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Garlic in a Zone 7 season
Zone 7 gives about 202 frost-free days. Garlic needs roughly 240 days from sowing. That is longer than the outdoor season here, so this one needs an indoor start, and even then it may want a tunnel or row cover to finish.
How to grow garlic
Plant cloves pointy end up in autumn, or at the start of the cool season where winters are mild (pre-chilled cloves do best there). Where winters freeze, mulch after planting. Harvest when the lower leaves turn brown.
Companion plants
Good neighbors for Garlic:
Better kept apart:
Garlic in other zones
Not in Zone 7? Pick your zone for the same dated windows.
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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.