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When to plant garlic in Bologna: 30 October – end of December

In Bologna, garlic: plant from 30 October 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 Bologna: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bologna from 30 October 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 0.4 °C.

Planting30 October – end of December
First autumn frost29 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring23 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:19 on 30 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:50

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

Garlic in Bologna: care after planting

Planted on 30 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 30 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 27 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 Bologna, Florence is 2 days earlier and Ravenna 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Modena37 km31 October – end of December1 day later
Ferrara45 km29 October – end of December1 day earlier
Ravenna69 km12 November – end of December13 days later
Florence80 km28 October – end of December2 days earlier
Mantua86 km29 October – end of December1 day earlier
Parma87 km30 October – end of Decembersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bologna

Planting stock goes into the ground from 30 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bologna OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 18 markets and 15 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Bologna?

In Bologna, garlic: plant from 30 October 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 Bologna?

Last spring frost around 10 March, first autumn frost around 29 November.

Other crops in Bologna, with their dates