When to plant garlic in General Santos
General Santos is frost-free, so garlic's dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Nov 1 – Dec 31
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jun 29 – Jun 29
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
From sowing to first pick.
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in General Santos?
Direct-sow around early November (Nov 1–Dec 31) in General Santos, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 65%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in General Santos?
Expect to harvest from around late June (Jun 29–Jun 29) in General Santos, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 58%.
The rule of thumb
General Santos never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow garlic into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from General Santos's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.
Confidence 65/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.