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When to plant garlic in Barysaw: 20 September – 19 November

In Barysaw, garlic: plant from 20 September to about 19 November.

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 Barysaw: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Barysaw from 20 September to about 19 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -6.1 °C.

Planting20 September – 19 November
First autumn frost20 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -6.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring3 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:25 on 20 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:20

Garlic in Barysaw: care after planting

Planted on 20 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 20 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 18 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 Barysaw, Orsha is 9 days earlier and Minsk 11 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Minsk71 km1 October – 19 November11 days later
Maladzyechna108 km19 September – 22 November1 day earlier
Mogilev125 km17 September – 16 November3 days earlier
Orsha127 km11 September – 13 November9 days earlier
Babruysk129 km20 September – 21 Novembersame day
Polatsk141 km20 September – 19 Novembersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Barysaw

Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 September to about 19 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Barysaw OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 7 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Barysaw?

In Barysaw, garlic: plant from 20 September to about 19 November. 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 Barysaw?

Last spring frost around 5 May, first autumn frost around 20 October.

Other crops in Barysaw, with their dates