Where can I grow garlic?

1. 1

   🇺🇸Texas, United States

   Great fit on 482k km² (186k sq mi) · worth a try on 38k km² (15k sq mi)

   For example Lubbock (100), Kerrville (100)

2. 2

   🇨🇳Xinjiang, China

   Great fit on 457k km² (176k sq mi) · worth a try on 54k km² (21k sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

   For example Panjim (100), Dadamtu (100)

3. 3

   🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

   Great fit on 305k km² (118k sq mi)

   For example Mar del Plata (100), Bahía Blanca (100)

4. 4

   🇺🇸California, United States

   Great fit on 302k km² (117k sq mi) · worth a try on 22k km² (8,500 sq mi)

   For example Sacramento (100), Oakland (100)

5. 5

   🇨🇦Ontario, Canada

   Great fit on 280k km² (108k sq mi) · worth a try on 1,000 km² (400 sq mi)

   For example Toronto (100), Ottawa (100)

6. 6

   🇨🇳Yunnan, China

   Great fit on 273k km² (105k sq mi) · worth a try on 51k km² (20k sq mi)

   For example Kunming (100), Qujing (100)

7. 7

   🇨🇳Inner Mongolia, China

   Great fit on 237k km² (91k sq mi) · worth a try on 42k km² (16k sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

   For example Dongsheng (100), Ordos (100)

8. 8

   🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia

   Great fit on 202k km² (78k sq mi) · worth a try on 9,300 km² (3,600 sq mi)

   For example Tamworth (100), Dubbo (100)

9. 9

   🇨🇦Quebec, Canada

   Great fit on 188k km² (72k sq mi) · worth a try on 17k km² (6,700 sq mi)

   For example Gatineau (100), Repentigny (100)

10. 10

    🇦🇺Victoria, Australia

    Great fit on 170k km² (65k sq mi)

    For example Melbourne (100), Geelong (100)

11. 11

    🇷🇺Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

    Great fit on 161k km² (62k sq mi) · worth a try on 1,200 km² (400 sq mi)

    For example Yekaterinburg (100), Nizhny Tagil (100)

12. 12

    🇨🇦Alberta, Canada

    Great fit on 160k km² (62k sq mi) · worth a try on 2,900 km² (1,100 sq mi)

    For example Calgary (100), Edmonton (100)

13. 13

    🇺🇸New Mexico, United States

    Great fit on 160k km² (62k sq mi) · worth a try on 600 km² (200 sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example Clovis (100), Santa Fe (100)

14. 14

    🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

    Great fit on 154k km² (60k sq mi) · worth a try on 7,600 km² (3,000 sq mi)

    For example London (100), Birmingham (100)

15. 15

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Great fit on 144k km² (56k sq mi) · worth a try on 20k km² (7,800 sq mi)

    For example Queenstown (100), Aliwal North (100)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

• 🇺🇸United States4.9M km² (1.9M sq mi) · 88% of its land
• 🇨🇳China4.1M km² (1.6M sq mi) · 73% of its land
• 🇷🇺Russia3.7M km² (1.4M sq mi) · 74% of its land
• 🇦🇷Argentina1.3M km² (489k sq mi) · 80% of its land
• 🇨🇦Canada1.0M km² (400k sq mi) · 88% of its land
• 🇮🇷Iran961k km² (371k sq mi) · 69% of its land
• 🇰🇿Kazakhstan858k km² (331k sq mi) · 97% of its land
• 🇹🇷Turkey823k km² (318k sq mi) · 98% of its land
• 🇿🇦South Africa726k km² (280k sq mi) · 85% of its land
• 🇺🇦Ukraine619k km² (239k sq mi) · 100% of its land

1. 100%fit

   Poznań

   🇵🇱 Greater Poland, Poland

2. 100%fit

   Lublin

   🇵🇱 Poland

3. 100%fit

   Prague

   🇨🇿 Czechia

4. 100%fit

   Penza

   🇷🇺 Penza Oblast, Russia

5. 100%fit

   Lipetsk

   🇷🇺 Lipetsk Oblast, Russia

6. 100%fit

   Pingliang

   🇨🇳 Gansu, China

7. 100%fit

   Warsaw

   🇵🇱 Mazovia, Poland

8. 100%fit

   Voronezh

   🇷🇺 Voronezh Oblast, Russia

9. 100%fit

   Brno

   🇨🇿 South Moravian, Czechia

10. 100%fit

    Tambov

    🇷🇺 Tambov Oblast, Russia

11. 100%fit

    Iaşi

    🇷🇴 Iași County, Romania

12. 100%fit

    Bloemfontein

    🇿🇦 Free State, South Africa

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region.

Coldest-month average

Ideal at most 43°F (6°C)Won't grow above 54°F (12°C)

Coldest night of the year (average)

Ideal at least -22°F (-30°C)Won't grow below -40°F (-40°C)

Warmest-month average

Ideal 61–79°F (16–26°C)Won't grow below 54°F (12°C) or above 90°F (32°C)

Yearly rain

Ideal 16–39 in (400–1,000 mm)Won't grow below 9.8 in (250 mm) or above 71 in (1,800 mm)

Planted in autumn and harvested in early summer; cloves need weeks below ~10 °C to form bulbs (hardnecks more than softnecks).

Sources: UC ANR: Garlic production in California; FAO ECOCROP: Allium sativum. Ranges not yet reviewed by an agronomist.

• Winters too mild64%
• Winters get too cold22%
• Summers too cool10%
• Summers too hot2%
• Too wet2%

Share of the land scoring under 50, by what holds it back most.

• Tomato