When to plant garlic in Toulouse
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Toulouse's frost dates of Mar 8.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Oct 23 – Nov 13
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jun 20 – Jun 20
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
Toulouse's 260-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on Toulouse'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
FROST
MAR 8
NOV 20
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Toulouse?
Direct-sow around late October (Oct 23–Nov 13) in Toulouse, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 89%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Toulouse?
Expect to harvest from around mid June (Jun 20–Jun 20) in Toulouse, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 80%.
How long is the growing season in Toulouse?
Toulouse has roughly 260 frost-free days, which is enough 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 Toulouse's frost dates.
Confidence 89/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.