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When to plant garlic in Ancona: 11 November – end of December

In Ancona, garlic: plant from 11 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Ciavattini Garden (garden centre, 7 km) and Garden Claudia (garden centre, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Ancona: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ancona from 11 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 2.8 °C.

Planting11 November – end of December
First autumn frost11 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:51 on 11 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:56

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

Garlic in Ancona: care after planting

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

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

  • 11 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 9 December — 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 Ancona, Arezzo is 20 days earlier and Rimini 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Rimini91 km12 November – end of December1 day later
San Marino93 km12 November – end of December1 day later
Perugia108 km26 October – end of December16 days earlier
Arezzo133 km22 October – end of December20 days earlier
Ravenna137 km12 November – end of December1 day later
Pescara140 km10 November – end of December1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ancona

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ancona OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 5 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Ancona?

In Ancona, garlic: plant from 11 November 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 Ancona?

Last spring frost around 16 February, first autumn frost around 11 December.

Other crops in Ancona, with their dates