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Garlic

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Plant in fall, harvest in summer. Needs cold period for bulb formation.

Harvest 240-270 days

Temp Range -15°C — 25°C

Frost Tolerant ❄

Quick Answer: How to Grow Garlic

Garlic takes 240-270 days to harvest. It grows best in 5–20°C with full sun and moderate watering. Garlic is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -15°C. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun

💧

Water

Moderate

❄️

Frost

Tolerant

📅

Harvest

240-270 days

Temperature Range

5-20°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 5–20°C Tolerates: -15–25°C

Tropical suitable: No

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Plant individual cloves pointed end up, 5cm deep. Hardneck varieties for cold climates.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: -15°C to 25°C
Optimal growing: 5°C to 20°C
Harvest in 240-270 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Garlic is frost-tolerant, meaning it can survive light frosts and even thrive in cooler temperatures.
🌱 Garlic needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.

Companion Plants for Garlic

✓ Good Companions

These plants grow well alongside Garlic:

Rose Tomato Pepper Beet

✗ Avoid Planting Near

Keep these plants away from Garlic:

BeanPea Asparagus

Learn more about companion planting.

Where to Grow Garlic

Garlic can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Ankara, TR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Antalya, TR	hard									✓	✓
Athens, GR	hard									✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	hard									✓	✓
Bari, IT	hard									✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bergen, NO	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Berlin, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	hard									✓	✓
Bologna, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Brussels, BE	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Budapest, HU	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Catania, IT	hard									✓	✓
Cologne, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Corfu, GR	hard									✓	✓
Cork, IE	hard									✓	✓
Dublin, IE	hard									✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	hard									✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Florence, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Genoa, IT	hard									✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	hard									✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	hard									✓	✓
Izmir, TR	hard									✓	✓
Krakow, PL	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Limassol, CY	hard									✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	hard									✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
London, GB	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Lyon, FR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Madrid, ES	hard									✓	✓
Malaga, ES	hard									✓	✓
Marseille, FR	hard									✓	✓
Milan, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Munich, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Naples, IT	hard									✓	✓
Nice, FR	hard									✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	hard									✓	✓
Oslo, NO	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Palermo, IT	hard									✓	✓
Paris, FR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Porto, PT	hard									✓	✓
Poznan, PL	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Prague, CZ	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Rome, IT	hard									✓	✓
Seville, ES	hard									✓	✓
Sofia, BG	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Split, HR	hard									✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tirana, AL	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Turin, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Turku, FI	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Valencia, ES	hard									✓	✓
Valletta, MT	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Verona, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Vienna, AT	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Zurich, CH	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Bali, ID	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bandung, ID	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Beijing, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Busan, KR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Cebu, PH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	hard									✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	hard									✓	✓
Chennai, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	hard									✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Colombo, LK	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Dalian, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Davao, PH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Delhi, IN	hard									✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Dharan, NP	hard									✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	hard									✓	✓
Galle, LK	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	hard									✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Harbin, CN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Incheon, KR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Indore, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	hard									✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	hard									✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Jeju, KR	hard									✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Karachi, PK	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	hard									✓	✓
Kochi, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kunming, CN	hard									✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	hard									✓	✓
Lahore, PK	hard									✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	hard									✓	✓
Manila, PH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	hard									✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Osaka, JP	hard									✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Penang, MY	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Pune, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Seoul, KR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	hard									✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	hard									✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Singapore, SG	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Surat, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Taipei, TW	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	hard									✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	hard									✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	hard									✓	✓
Yangon, MM	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Anchorage, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Austin, US	hard									✓	✓
Baltimore, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Boise, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Buffalo, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Calgary, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Charleston, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Charlotte, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Chicago, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Denver, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Detroit, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Fargo, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	hard									✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Halifax, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Hartford, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Havana, CU	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Honolulu, US	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Houston, US	hard									✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	hard									✓	✓
Kansas City, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Kingston, JM	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Knoxville, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	hard									✓	✓
Little Rock, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	hard									✓	✓
Louisville, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Lubbock, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Madison, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Miami, US	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	hard									✓	✓
Montreal, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Nashville, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
New Orleans, US	hard									✓	✓
New York, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Omaha, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Phoenix, US	hard									✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Portland, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Puebla, MX	hard									✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Richmond, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Sacramento, US	hard									✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
San Diego, US	hard									✓	✓
San Francisco, US	hard									✓	✓
San Jose, CR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Seattle, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Spokane, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tampa, US	hard									✓	✓
Toronto, CA	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tucson, US	hard									✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Victoria, CA	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Accra, GH	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	hard										✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Bamako, ML	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	hard										✓	✓
Dakar, SN	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Douala, CM	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Durban, ZA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Fez, MA	hard										✓	✓
Freetown, SL	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Harare, ZW	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Kigali, RW	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Lagos, NG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Libreville, GA	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Luanda, AO	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	hard										✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	hard										✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Belem, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bogota, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Campinas, BR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Goiania, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
La Paz, BO	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Manaus, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Medellin, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quito, EC	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Recife, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Rosario, AR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Santiago, CL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairns, AU	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Canberra, AU	hard		✓	✓					✓	✓	✓
Christchurch, NZ	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Darwin, AU	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	hard		✓	✓					✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Perth, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Sydney, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Amman, JO	hard							✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	hard							✓	✓
Beirut, LB	hard							✓	✓
Doha, QA	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Dubai, AE	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	hard							✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Manama, BH	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Muscat, OM	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	hard	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓

When should I plant garlic in my city?

The best time to plant garlic depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 5°C and 20°C. Since garlic is frost tolerant, you can plant it before the last frost date. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow garlic in winter?

Yes, garlic is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -15°C. In many climates, it can be grown through winter with some protection.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Garlic

When should I plant garlic?

The best time to plant garlic depends on your local climate. Garlic grows best in temperatures between 5°C and 20°C (can tolerate -15°C to 25°C). Garlic is frost tolerant, so it can be planted earlier in spring or later in fall. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can garlic grow in tropical climates?

Garlic is not well-suited for tropical climates. It prefers cooler conditions with temperatures between 5°C and 20°C. In tropical areas, it may bolt, fail to fruit, or suffer from heat stress. Consider growing it in cooler seasons or at higher elevations.

How long does garlic take to grow?

Garlic typically takes 240-270 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and moderate watering. Plant individual cloves pointed end up, 5cm deep. Hardneck varieties for cold climates.

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