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When to plant garlic in Białystok: 2 October – 6 December

In Białystok, garlic: plant from 2 October to about 6 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Euro Ogród (garden centre, 3 km) and Gardens s.c. Davis, Kryjan (garden centre, 9 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 Białystok: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Białystok from 2 October to about 6 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -4.3 °C.

Planting2 October – 6 December
First autumn frost1 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -4.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring27 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:34 on 2 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:32

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

Garlic in Białystok: 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 Białystok, Baranovichi is 5 days earlier and Warsaw 16 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Grodno76 km9 October – 3 December7 days later
Brest120 km14 October – 12 December12 days later
Lida164 km30 September – 27 November2 days earlier
Warsaw176 km18 October – 27 December16 days later
Baranovichi190 km27 September – 25 November5 days earlier
Olsztyn192 km17 October – 16 December15 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Białystok

Planting stock goes into the ground from 2 October to about 6 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Białystok OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 8 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Białystok?

In Białystok, garlic: plant from 2 October to about 6 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 Białystok?

Last spring frost around 28 April, first autumn frost around 1 November.

Other crops in Białystok, with their dates