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.
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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.
| Planting | 13 November – end of December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 13 December |
| Coldest nights | January, 2.5 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | already in the first week of January |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: July |
| Daylight | 9:56 on 13 November |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 9:09 |
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.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kutaisi | 112 km | 20 November – end of December | 7 days later |
| Trabzon | 175 km | 13 November – end of December | same day |
| Erzurum | 195 km | 16 September – 20 November | 58 days earlier |
| Gyumri | 208 km | 20 September – 23 November | 54 days earlier |
| Vanadzor | 256 km | 26 August – 29 October | 79 days earlier |
| Tbilisi | 262 km | 16 October – end of December | 28 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).
- Geo botanic — garden centre
5 km - Central Market — market
1 km - Chemi Rancho — farm supply
2 km - L Market — market
შარაშიძე მიხეილის 9, ბათუმი · 4 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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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
- Tomato · 18 April – 23 August
- Cucumber · 13 May – 28 September
- Bell Pepper · 13 May – 23 August
- Eggplant · 13 May – 23 August
- Zucchini · 13 May – 26 September
- Pumpkin · 13 May – 18 August
- Watermelon · 13 May – 3 September
- Peas · 28 February – 30 September
- Tulip · by 13 November
- Daffodil · by 13 November
- Crocus · by 13 November
- Hyacinth · by 13 November