Vegetables
Garlic
Plant single cloves in full sun and free-draining soil; harvest in summer.
Allium sativum · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal
When to plant Garlic in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Plant out seedlings
- Cool — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul
- Temperate — Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug
- Subtropical — Apr, May, Jun, Jul
- Tropical — Apr, May, Jul
- Arid — Mar, Apr, May
- Harvest
- Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Tropical, Arid — 150–210 days after planting out
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant out | Mar, Apr, May, Jun, JulDetailsGarlic is grown by planting individual cloves, not by sowing seed. | Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, AugDetailsGarlic is grown by planting individual cloves, not by sowing seed. | Apr, May, Jun, JulDetailsGarlic is grown by planting individual cloves, not by sowing seed. | Apr, May, JulDetailsGarlic is grown by planting individual cloves, not by sowing seed. | Mar, Apr, MayDetailsGarlic is grown by planting individual cloves, not by sowing seed. |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | 150–210 days after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. | 150–210 days after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. | 150–210 days after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. | 150–210 days after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. | 150–210 days after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Garlic that isn't tied to a month.
- Generally planted March-June for a summer harvest, roughly six months in the ground; full sun and well-drained soil.
- Variety choice matters by climate — day-neutral varieties suit warmer climates.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
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