When to plant garlic in Bergamo: 19 October – end of December

In Bergamo, garlic: plant from 19 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Blum (garden centre, 1 km) and Vivai Rota (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 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 Bergamo: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bergamo from 19 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December, January; the coldest, January, averages -1.5 °C.

Planting	19 October – end of December
First autumn frost	18 November
Coldest nights	January, -1.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	14 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:48 on 19 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:41

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

Garlic in Bergamo: care after planting

Planted on 19 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

19 October — feed: nitrogen
16 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 Bergamo, Bellinzona is 3 days earlier and Lugano 17 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Brescia	46 km	29 October – end of December	10 days later
Milan	46 km	31 October – end of December	12 days later
Como	47 km	24 October – end of December	5 days later
Lugano	65 km	5 November – end of December	17 days later
Piacenza	72 km	1 November – end of December	13 days later
Bellinzona	74 km	16 October – end of December	3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bergamo

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bergamo OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 6 plant nurseries, 7 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Acerbis Garden — garden centre
Viale Fratelli Kennedy 19 · Mon 14:30–19:00; Tue–Fri 08:30–12:00, 14:30–19:00; Sat 08:30–12:00, 14:30–17:00 · 14 km · acerbisgarden.com
Orobica Verde — garden centre
Via Gnere, 24018 Villa d'Almè · Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00 · 6 km
Blum — garden centre
Via Gianbattista Moroni 29, 24122 Bergamo · 1 km
Vivai Rota — garden centre
Mon–Sat 14:00–19:00, 08:30–12:30; Sun 09:00–12:30, 14:30–18:30 · 3 km

Questions