When to plant garlic in Cheyenne
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Cheyenne's frost dates of May 13.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Sep 4 – Sep 25
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
May 2 – May 2
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
Cheyenne's 136-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on Cheyenne'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
MAY 13
OCT 2
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Cheyenne?
Direct-sow around early September (Sep 4–Sep 25) in Cheyenne, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 89%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Cheyenne?
Expect to harvest from around early May (May 2–May 2) in Cheyenne, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 80%.
How long is the growing season in Cheyenne?
Cheyenne has roughly 136 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 Cheyenne's frost dates.
Confidence 89/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.