When to plant garlic in Jacksonville
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Jacksonville's frost dates of Feb 9.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Nov 19 – Dec 10
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jul 17 – Jul 17
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
Jacksonville's 311-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on Jacksonville'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
FEB 9
DEC 17
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Jacksonville?
Direct-sow around mid November (Nov 19–Dec 10) in Jacksonville, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 84%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Jacksonville?
Expect to harvest from around mid July (Jul 17–Jul 17) in Jacksonville, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 76%.
How long is the growing season in Jacksonville?
Jacksonville has roughly 311 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 Jacksonville's frost dates.
Confidence 84/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.