Garlic · Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
When to plant garlic in Zapopan
Main outdoor window
14-28 Nov
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In Zapopan, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
12 Jul - 11 Aug
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Zapopan
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.
Plant cloves
14-28 Nov
Four to six weeks before your first frost, so roots form before the ground cools.
Harvest
12 Jul - 11 Aug
Garlic through the year
Against the frost risk in Zapopan
Why these dates
Plant four to six weeks before your first autumn frost so roots establish before the ground cools. Hardneck types require a genuine cold period and will not bulb properly in mild-winter climates.
Survives -20C under mulch. Hardnecks need six to eight weeks below 10C to form cloves, making this a crop that actively requires winter.
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 Zapopan instead of forwards from its start.
Nearby
Garlic in places close by
Also in Zapopan
Other vegetables to time
Growing garlic in Zapopan
When should I plant garlic in Zapopan?
Aim for 14-28 Nov in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 14-28 Nov - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When will garlic be ready to harvest in Zapopan?
Expect to start picking around 12 Jul - 11 Aug, based on 240 to 270 days to maturity from the planting date calculated for this location.
How much frost will garlic tolerate?
Survives -20C under mulch. Hardnecks need six to eight weeks below 10C to form cloves, making this a crop that actively requires winter.