When to plant garlic in New York City
Garlic is cold-hardy, so every date keys off New York City's frost dates of Mar 30.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Oct 22 – Nov 12
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jun 19 – Jun 19
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
240 d
New York City's 234-day season leaves this much room.
Garlic on New York City'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 30
NOV 19
Common questions
When can I sow garlic outdoors in New York City?
Direct-sow around late October (Oct 22–Nov 12) in New York City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 89%.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in New York City?
Expect to harvest from around mid June (Jun 19–Jun 19) in New York City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 80%.
How long is the growing season in New York City?
New York City has roughly 234 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 New York City's frost dates.
Confidence 89/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.