When to plant garlic in Hobart
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Hobart's frost dates of Oct 18.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Mar 25 – Apr 15
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Nov 20 – Nov 20
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
Hobart's 186-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on Hobart's growing year
Frost-bounded season with crops mapped onto the 12-month axis.
Frost risk Growing Harvest
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
FROST
OCT 18
APR 22
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Hobart?
Direct-sow around late March (Mar 25–Apr 15) in Hobart, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 80%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Hobart?
Expect to harvest from around mid November (Nov 20–Nov 20) in Hobart, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 72%.
How long is the growing season in Hobart?
Hobart has roughly 186 frost-free days, which is marginal time to grow garlic to maturity outdoors.
The rule of thumb
Sow garlic as soon as the soil is workable — it tolerates cool weather and light frost. Every date on this page is derived from that rule and Hobart's frost dates.
Confidence 80/100 · NOAA GHCN-Daily · 1991–2020 normals · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.