When to plant garlic in Mobile
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Mobile's frost dates of Feb 20.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Nov 1 – Nov 22
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
Mobile's 287-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on Mobile'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
FEB 20
NOV 29
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in Mobile?
Direct-sow around early November (Nov 1–Nov 22) in Mobile, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 85%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Mobile?
Expect to harvest from around late June (Jun 29–Jun 29) in Mobile, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 76%.
How long is the growing season in Mobile?
Mobile has roughly 287 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 Mobile's frost dates.
Confidence 85/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.