Best time to plant garlic in Australia
Allium sativum
Prized for a pungent smell and flavour that come from sulfur compounds, garlic is a bulbous perennial used as a seasoning for thousands of years. It shares a genus with onion, shallot, leek and chives, and hundreds of varieties exist across its two subspecies.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolBroadly matches local guides, with some differences | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| TemperateMatches local guides | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| SubtropicalMatches local guides | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No |
| AridNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Good months to sow
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 3cm
- Plant spacing
- 10cm
- Row spacing
- 10cm
- Height
- 40cm
- Time to harvest
- 270 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.