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When to plant garlic in Atyrau: 2 October – 18 November

In Atyrau, garlic: plant from 2 October to about 18 November.

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 Atyrau: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Atyrau from 2 October to about 18 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -6.9 °C.

Planting2 October – 18 November
First autumn frost1 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -6.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring18 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:40 on 2 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:30

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

Garlic in Atyrau: care after planting

Planted on 2 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 2 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 30 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 Atyrau, Aktobe is 23 days earlier and Makhachkala 39 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Astrakhan304 km12 October – 29 November10 days later
Aktau387 km11 October – end of December9 days later
Oral (Uralsk)463 km13 September – 1 November19 days earlier
Aktobe525 km9 September – 27 October23 days earlier
Orenburg569 km11 September – 28 October21 days earlier
Makhachkala573 km10 November – end of December39 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Atyrau

Planting stock goes into the ground from 2 October to about 18 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Atyrau OpenStreetMap lists 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Atyrau?

In Atyrau, garlic: plant from 2 October to about 18 November. 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 Atyrau?

Last spring frost around 5 April, first autumn frost around 1 November.

Other crops in Atyrau, with their dates