Under suitable temperature and humidity conditions, long leaves can germinate in about 15 days.

The growth cycle of garlic varies greatly with different sowing dates. The growth period of spring sowing garlic is short, only 90 ~ 100 days, while autumn sowing garlic is as long as 220 ~ 280 days.

It takes about 10 ~ 15 days from sowing garlic in dormancy to unfolding of primary leaves.