When to plant garlic in Astrakhan: 12 October – 29 November

In Astrakhan, garlic: plant from 12 October to about 29 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Золотая сотка (farm supply, 1 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 Astrakhan: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Astrakhan from 12 October to about 29 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -5 °C.

Planting	12 October – 29 November
First autumn frost	11 November
Coldest nights	January, -5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	13 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:08 on 12 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:36

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

Garlic in Astrakhan: care after planting

Planted on 12 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

12 October — feed: nitrogen
9 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 Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz is 20 days earlier and Makhachkala 29 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atyrau	304 km	2 October – 18 November	10 days earlier
Volgograd	373 km	29 September – 17 November	13 days earlier
Makhachkala	377 km	10 November – end of December	29 days later
Aktau	387 km	11 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Vladikavkaz	454 km	22 September – 23 November	20 days earlier
Nalchik	471 km	4 October – 19 December	8 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Astrakhan

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 October to about 29 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Astrakhan OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 22 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Калиниский рынок — market
улица Калинина 48Б · 1 km
Селенские Исады — market
Покровская площадь 3А · 2 km
Мини-рынок — market
улица Немова 24И · 9 km
Золотая сотка — farm supply
Mon–Sun 08:00–17:00 · 1 km

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