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When to plant garlic in Bukhara: 6 October – end of December

In Bukhara, garlic: plant from 6 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 Bukhara: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bukhara from 6 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -2.7 °C.

Planting6 October – end of December
First autumn frost5 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -2.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring24 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:35 on 6 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:21

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

Garlic in Bukhara: care after planting

Planted on 6 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 6 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 3 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

2 of the nearest cities share Bukhara's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Samarkand218 km5 October – end of December1 day earlier
Tashkent441 km6 October – end of Decembersame day
Nukus502 km3 October – 23 November3 days earlier
Turkistan505 km3 October – 30 November3 days earlier
Shymkent519 km6 October – end of Decembersame day
Kyzylorda572 km20 September – 11 November16 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bukhara

Planting stock goes into the ground from 6 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bukhara OpenStreetMap lists 13 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Bukhara?

In Bukhara, garlic: plant from 6 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 Bukhara?

Last spring frost around 14 March, first autumn frost around 5 November.

Other crops in Bukhara, with their dates