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When to plant garlic in Batumi: 13 November – end of December

In Batumi, garlic: plant from 13 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.

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 Batumi: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Batumi from 13 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 2.5 °C.

Planting13 November – end of December
First autumn frost13 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:56 on 13 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:09

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

Garlic in Batumi: care after planting

Planted on 13 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 13 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 11 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 Batumi, Vanadzor is 79 days earlier and Kutaisi 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Kutaisi112 km20 November – end of December7 days later
Trabzon175 km13 November – end of Decembersame day
Erzurum195 km16 September – 20 November58 days earlier
Gyumri208 km20 September – 23 November54 days earlier
Vanadzor256 km26 August – 29 October79 days earlier
Tbilisi262 km16 October – end of December28 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Batumi

Planting stock goes into the ground from 13 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Batumi OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Batumi?

In Batumi, garlic: plant from 13 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 Batumi?

Last spring frost around 21 March, first autumn frost around 13 December.

Other crops in Batumi, with their dates