Growing in Geraldton

Best time to plant garlic in Geraldton

Allium sativum

Sow garlic in Geraldton in Mar to Jun.

Prized for a pungent smell and flavour that come from sulfur compounds, garlic is a bulbous perennial used as a seasoning for thousands of years. It shares a genus with onion, shallot, leek and chives, and hundreds of varieties exist across its two subspecies.

When to sow in Geraldton

Geraldton, WA is in the temperate zone. Its months for garlic apply here without a frost adjustment.

Matches local guides.

Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.

Frost in Geraldton

Frost usually arrives in Geraldton around late July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid May or as late as mid September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

On a shared plot: suits a plot

Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.

Growing details

How to start
Sow directly in the bed
Sowing depth
3cm
Plant spacing
10cm
Row spacing
10cm
Height
40cm
Time to harvest
270 days
Frost
Hardy, takes a light frost
Sun
Full sun
Life cycle
perennial, usually grown as an annual

These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.

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