GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Brescia: 29 October – end of December
In Brescia, garlic: plant from 29 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.
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Garlic in Brescia: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Brescia from 29 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -0.1 °C.
| Planting | 29 October – end of December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 28 November |
| Coldest nights | January, -0.1 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 2 February |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: July |
| Daylight | 10:18 on 29 October |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 8:42 |
Garlic in Brescia: care after planting
Planted on 29 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 29 October — feed: nitrogen
- 26 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 Brescia, Bergamo is 10 days earlier and Piacenza 3 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergamo | 46 km | 19 October – end of December | 10 days earlier |
| Verona | 62 km | 28 October – end of December | 1 day earlier |
| Mantua | 62 km | 29 October – end of December | same day |
| Piacenza | 68 km | 1 November – end of December | 3 days later |
| Milan | 80 km | 31 October – end of December | 2 days later |
| Parma | 83 km | 30 October – end of December | 1 day later |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Brescia
Planting stock goes into the ground from 29 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Brescia OpenStreetMap lists 16 garden centres, 5 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 19 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).
- Bonetti Floricoltura — garden centre
9 km - Vivaio Bonera — garden centre
11 km - Vivaio Garbellini — garden centre
12 km - Orizio Giardini — plant nursery
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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Brescia?
In Brescia, garlic: plant from 29 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 Brescia?
Last spring frost around 20 March, first autumn frost around 28 November.
