Garlic · Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
When to plant garlic in Karachi
Main outdoor window
not outdoors here
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In Karachi, 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 Karachi
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.
Garlic through the year
Against the frost risk in Karachi
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 Karachi instead of forwards from its start.
Also in Karachi
Other vegetables to time
Growing garlic in Karachi
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.