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Where can I grow garlic (Softneck)?

Allium sativum · Vegetable · Annual

Garlic (Softneck) is a great fit (80+) on 31.5 million km² (12.2 million sq mi) of land in 111 countries, 30% of it only with irrigation. The most well-suited land is in Texas, United States, Buenos Aires, Argentina and California, United States. Where it can't grow, it's usually winters too mild (49%) and winters get too cold (39%).

Crop fit≤5075100Uncolored land: won't grow

Tap the map for the score at any spot. Each square is a 28 km (17 mile) grid cell.

Great fit (80+)
31.5M km²(12.2M sq mi)
22% of land
Worth a try (50–79)
12.8M km²(4.9M sq mi)
9% of land
Great fit without irrigation
21.5M km²(8.3M sq mi)
Rain alone is enough
Countries
111
With great-fit land

Regions with the most suitable land

  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), Amarillo (100)

  2. 2

    🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Great fit on 305k km² (118k sq mi)

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

  3. 3

    🇺🇸California, United States

    Great fit on 300k km² (116k sq mi) · worth a try on 25k km² (9,500 sq mi)

    For example Sacramento (100), Oakland (100)

  4. 4

    🇨🇳Yunnan, China

    Great fit on 264k km² (102k sq mi) · worth a try on 51k km² (20k sq mi)

    For example Kunming (100), Qujing (100)

  5. 5

    🇦🇺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)

  6. 6

    🇨🇳Sichuan, China

    Great fit on 201k km² (77k sq mi) · worth a try on 6,700 km² (2,600 sq mi)

    For example Chengdu (100), Bazhong (100)

  7. 7

    🇨🇳Hunan, China

    Great fit on 183k km² (71k sq mi)

    For example Anjiang (96), Huaihua (95)

  8. 8

    🇦🇺Victoria, Australia

    Great fit on 169k km² (65k sq mi) · worth a try on 600 km² (200 sq mi)

    For example Melbourne (100), Geelong (100)

  9. 9

    🇺🇸Missouri, United States

    Great fit on 159k km² (61k sq mi)

    For example Webster Groves (99), Arnold (99)

  10. 10

    🇿🇦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)

  11. 11

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    Great fit on 140k km² (54k sq mi)

    For example Córdoba (100), Río Cuarto (100)

  12. 12

    🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

    Great fit on 130k km² (50k sq mi) · worth a try on 25k km² (9,800 sq mi)

    For example London (100), Islington (100)

  13. 13

    🇿🇦Western Cape, South Africa

    Great fit on 122k km² (47k sq mi) · worth a try on 600 km² (200 sq mi)

    For example Ceres (100), Grabouw (100)

  14. 14

    🇲🇽Chihuahua, Mexico

    Great fit on 121k km² (47k sq mi)

    For example Cuauhtémoc (100), Hidalgo del Parral (100)

  15. 15

    🇦🇷Santa Fe, Argentina

    Great fit on 115k km² (45k sq mi)

    For example Rosario (100), Rafaela (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.

By country

  • 🇺🇸United States4.1M km² (1.6M sq mi) · 74% of its land
  • 🇨🇳China2.6M km² (1.0M sq mi) · 46% of its land
  • 🇦🇷Argentina1.2M km² (475k sq mi) · 78% of its land
  • 🇷🇺Russia1.0M km² (389k sq mi) · 20% of its land
  • 🇮🇷Iran956k km² (369k sq mi) · 68% of its land
  • 🇹🇷Turkey762k km² (294k sq mi) · 90% of its land
  • 🇿🇦South Africa725k km² (280k sq mi) · 85% of its land
  • 🇺🇦Ukraine612k km² (236k sq mi) · 99% of its land
  • 🇦🇺Australia599k km² (231k sq mi) · 75% of its land
  • 🇲🇽Mexico581k km² (224k sq mi) · 36% of its land

Best-suited towns

  1. 100%fit

    Bloemfontein

    🇿🇦 Free State, South Africa

  2. 100%fit

    Botshabelo

    🇿🇦 Free State, South Africa

  3. 100%fit

    Puente Alto

    🇨🇱 Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

  4. 100%fit

    Marseille

    🇫🇷 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

  5. 100%fit

    Berlin

    🇩🇪 State of Berlin, Germany

  6. 100%fit

    Bursa

    🇹🇷 Bursa Province, Turkey

  7. 100%fit

    Prague

    🇨🇿 Czechia

  8. 100%fit

    Nilüfer

    🇹🇷 Bursa Province, Turkey

  9. 100%fit

    Maseru

    🇱🇸 Maseru District, Lesotho

  10. 100%fit

    Leipzig

    🇩🇪 Saxony, Germany

  11. 100%fit

    Canberra

    🇦🇺 Australian Capital Territory, Australia

  12. 100%fit

    Samsun

    🇹🇷 Turkey

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

What garlic needs

Coldest-month average
Ideal at most 54°F (12°C)Won't grow above 64°F (18°C)
Coldest night of the year (average)
Ideal at least 5°F (-15°C)Won't grow below -13°F (-25°C)
Warmest-month average
Ideal 64–82°F (18–28°C)Won't grow below 57°F (14°C) or above 93°F (34°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.

What stops it elsewhere

  • Winters too mild49%
  • Winters get too cold39%
  • Summers too hot6%
  • Summers too cool5%
  • Too wet2%

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

How this map works

Every 28 km square of land is scored 0–100 against the requirements above, using 1991–2020 monthly climate averages with frost, chill and heat estimated by simulating daily weather. This map is for Garlic (Softneck) only. “With irrigation” ignores rain shortfalls; “Rain-fed only” counts them.

Climate is only part of it: soil, slope, water and markets decide where a crop is actually farmed. Use this to shortlist places, then check them locally.

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