When to plant garlic in Grand Prairie
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Grand Prairie's frost dates of Mar 6.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Oct 26 – Nov 16
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jun 23 – Jun 23
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
Grand Prairie's 266-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on Grand Prairie'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 6
NOV 23
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Grand Prairie?
Direct-sow around late October (Oct 26–Nov 16) in Grand Prairie, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 84%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Grand Prairie?
Expect to harvest from around late June (Jun 23–Jun 23) in Grand Prairie, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 76%.
How long is the growing season in Grand Prairie?
Grand Prairie has roughly 266 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 Grand Prairie's frost dates.
Confidence 84/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.