When to plant garlic in Kyoto
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Kyoto's frost dates of Apr 10.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Oct 28 – Nov 18
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jun 25 – Jun 25
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
Kyoto's 230-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on Kyoto'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
APR 10
NOV 25
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Kyoto?
Direct-sow around late October (Oct 28–Nov 18) in Kyoto, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 45%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Kyoto?
Expect to harvest from around late June (Jun 25–Jun 25) in Kyoto, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 40%.
How long is the growing season in Kyoto?
Kyoto has roughly 230 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 Kyoto's frost dates.
Confidence 45/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.