When to plant garlic in Little Rock
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Little Rock's frost dates of Mar 16.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Oct 18 – Nov 8
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jun 15 – Jun 15
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
Little Rock's 239-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on Little Rock'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 16
NOV 15
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Little Rock?
Direct-sow around mid October (Oct 18–Nov 8) in Little Rock, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 89%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Little Rock?
Expect to harvest from around mid June (Jun 15–Jun 15) in Little Rock, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 80%.
How long is the growing season in Little Rock?
Little Rock has roughly 239 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 Little Rock's frost dates.
Confidence 89/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.