Elephant garlic · Sukrah, Ariana Governorate, Tunisia
When to plant elephant garlic in Sukrah
Main outdoor window
not outdoors here
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In Sukrah, on your chosen risk.
First autumn frost
no autumn frost
The far end of the outdoor season.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Sukrah
Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.
Elephant garlic through the year
Against the frost risk in Sukrah
Why these dates
Plant cloves four to six weeks before the first autumn frost so roots form before the ground cools. It needs a cold period to divide properly.
Hardy to about -15C. Autumn planting is not optional - a spring-planted clove usually makes one large round rather than a head of cloves.
Elephant garlic are anchored to the first autumn frost rather than the last spring one, so the planting window on this page counts backwards from the end of the season in Sukrah instead of forwards from its start.
Also in Sukrah
Other vegetables to time
Growing elephant garlic in Sukrah
How much frost will elephant garlic tolerate?
Hardy to about -15C. Autumn planting is not optional - a spring-planted clove usually makes one large round rather than a head of cloves.