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When to plant garlic in Aktau: 11 October – end of December

In Aktau, garlic: plant from 11 October to the end of December.

Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

The average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Aktau: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Aktau from 11 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -2.8 °C.

Planting11 October – end of December
First autumn frost10 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -2.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring27 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:16 on 11 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:56

The same dates in Aktau hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Aktau: care after planting

Planted on 11 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

  • 11 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 8 November — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of garlic to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Garlic in nearby cities

Around Aktau, Vladikavkaz is 19 days earlier and Baku 44 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Makhachkala306 km10 November – end of December30 days later
Baku377 km24 November – end of December44 days later
Atyrau387 km2 October – 18 November9 days earlier
Astrakhan387 km12 October – 29 November1 day later
Ganja517 km11 November – end of December31 days later
Vladikavkaz530 km22 September – 23 November19 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Aktau

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Aktau OpenStreetMap lists 9 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Aktau?

In Aktau, garlic: plant from 11 October to the end of December. Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

When is the last spring frost in Aktau?

Last spring frost around 22 March, first autumn frost around 10 November.

Other crops in Aktau, with their dates