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When to plant garlic in Bryansk: 20 September – 11 November

In Bryansk, garlic: plant from 20 September to about 11 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 Bryansk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bryansk from 20 September to about 11 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -7.5 °C.

Planting20 September – 11 November
First autumn frost20 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -7.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring3 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:24 on 20 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:31

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

Garlic in Bryansk: 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 Bryansk, Kaluga is 9 days earlier and Kursk 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Oryol122 km16 September – 10 November4 days earlier
Shostka167 km20 September – 17 Novembersame day
Kaluga190 km11 September – 5 November9 days earlier
Kursk213 km21 September – 14 November1 day later
Smolensk224 km12 September – 8 November8 days earlier
Konotop239 km21 September – 21 November1 day later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bryansk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 September to about 11 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bryansk OpenStreetMap lists 6 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Bryansk?

In Bryansk, garlic: plant from 20 September to about 11 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 Bryansk?

Last spring frost around 28 April, first autumn frost around 20 October.

Other crops in Bryansk, with their dates