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When to plant garlic in Bolzano: 17 October – end of December

In Bolzano, garlic: plant from 17 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 Bolzano: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bolzano from 17 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 -1.2 °C.

Planting17 October – end of December
First autumn frost16 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -1.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring14 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:52 on 17 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:34

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

Garlic in Bolzano: care after planting

Planted on 17 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 17 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 14 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 Bolzano, Innsbruck is 40 days earlier and Padua 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Trento51 km11 October – end of December6 days earlier
Innsbruck86 km7 September – 10 December40 days earlier
Vicenza107 km25 October – end of December8 days later
Treviso115 km24 October – end of December7 days later
Verona121 km28 October – end of December11 days later
Padua128 km29 October – end of December12 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bolzano

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bolzano OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 16 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Bolzano?

In Bolzano, garlic: plant from 17 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 Bolzano?

Last spring frost around 27 March, first autumn frost around 16 November.

Other crops in Bolzano, with their dates