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When to plant garlic in Aktobe: 9 September – 27 October

In Aktobe, garlic: plant from 9 September to about 27 October.

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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Aktobe: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Aktobe from 9 September to about 27 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -14.7 °C.

Planting9 September – 27 October
First autumn frost9 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -14.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:03 on 9 September
Daylight at the winter solstice8:02

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

Garlic in Aktobe: care after planting

Planted on 9 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 9 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 7 October — 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 Aktobe, Magnitogorsk is 13 days earlier and Atyrau 23 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Orenburg220 km11 September – 28 October2 days later
Magnitogorsk369 km27 August – 15 October13 days earlier
Sterlitamak383 km6 September – 22 October3 days earlier
Oral (Uralsk)418 km13 September – 1 November4 days later
Ufa503 km1 September – 23 October8 days earlier
Atyrau525 km2 October – 18 November23 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Aktobe

Planting stock goes into the ground from 9 September to about 27 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Aktobe OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 9 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Aktobe?

In Aktobe, garlic: plant from 9 September to about 27 October. 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 Aktobe?

Last spring frost around 25 April, first autumn frost around 9 October.

Other crops in Aktobe, with their dates