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When to plant garlic in Arkhangelsk: 8 September – 20 October

In Arkhangelsk, garlic: plant from 8 September to about 20 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Дачный (garden centre, 1 km) and Природа (garden centre, 3 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 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 Arkhangelsk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Arkhangelsk from 8 September to about 20 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -12.5 °C.

Planting8 September – 20 October
First autumn frost8 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -12.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 May
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:55 on 8 September
Daylight at the winter solstice3:53

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

Garlic in Arkhangelsk: care after planting

Planted on 8 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 8 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 6 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 Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar is 6 days earlier and Saint Petersburg 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Petrozavodsk438 km17 September – 24 October9 days later
Murmansk589 km3 September – 9 October5 days earlier
Vologda594 km10 September – 25 October2 days later
Syktyvkar607 km2 September – 13 October6 days earlier
Cherepovets618 km17 September – 25 October9 days later
Saint Petersburg736 km20 September – 10 November12 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Arkhangelsk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 8 September to about 20 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Arkhangelsk OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres and 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Arkhangelsk?

In Arkhangelsk, garlic: plant from 8 September to about 20 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 Arkhangelsk?

Last spring frost around 24 May, first autumn frost around 8 October.

Other crops in Arkhangelsk, with their dates