When and how long does garlic take to harvest?

Garlic harvest time

Garlic can be sown in spring and autumn, the specific time is around March in spring and around September to October in autumn. The harvest time of garlic is usually between mid-to-late May and June each year. Generally, garlic can be harvested about 20-25 days after the garlic stalks are harvested. The bottom leaves of mature garlic will turn yellow and the garlic skin will become thinner.

Garlic Origin

The main producing areas of garlic in my country are Yongnian County and Daming County in Hebei Province, Pizhou City, Sheyang County, and Taicang City in Jiangsu Province, Qi County and Zhongmou County in Henan Province, Jinxiang County, Shanghe County, Cangshan County, Guangrao County, Chiping County, and Chengwu County in Shandong Province, Bozhou City and Laian County in Anhui Province, Wenjiang County and Pengzhou City in Sichuan, Dali in Yunnan, and Xinjiang.

Southern regions such as Zhejiang and Jiangsu are suitable for autumn sowing, and the harvest time is from May to early June of the following year. Jinan is suitable for spring planting in mid-February and can be harvested in early June.

Generally, the Shenyang area is suitable for planting in mid-to-late March and harvesting in mid-July. In Qinghai, it is suitable for planting in early to mid-April and harvesting in mid-September.

Garlic planting time and key points

1. Planting time

Garlic likes to grow in a cool climate, and the most suitable growth temperature is around 12-16 degrees. The temperature conditions in different regions are different, so the planting time is also different. For the southern region, it is best to sow around September-October in autumn, and in the low-temperature areas in the north, it can be sown around February-April.

2. Land

Choose a place with loose and fertile soil, good drainage and flat terrain for planting. Before planting, deep plow the soil to a depth of about 30-40cm, and then make ridges with a width of about 3m.

3. Planting seeds

Screen the garlic cloves, remove the moldy and worm-hole-containing ones, and sow them at a spacing of 8-12cm between plants, 16-18cm between rows, and a sowing depth of 3-4cm. Generally, about 40,000 plants are sown per acre.