When to plant garlic in Hobart
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Hobart's frost dates of Oct 11.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Apr 17 – May 8
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Dec 13 – Dec 13
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
Hobart's 227-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 11
MAY 15
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Hobart?
Direct-sow around mid April (Apr 17–May 8) in Hobart, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 81%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Hobart?
Expect to harvest from around mid December (Dec 13–Dec 13) in Hobart, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 73%.
How long is the growing season in Hobart?
Hobart has roughly 227 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 81/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.