When to plant garlic in Busan: 23 October – end of December

In Busan, garlic: plant from 23 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 Busan: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Busan from 23 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 -2.8 °C.

Planting	23 October – end of December
First autumn frost	22 November
Coldest nights	January, -2.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	27 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:04 on 23 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:47

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

Garlic in Busan: care after planting

Planted on 23 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

23 October — feed: nitrogen
20 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 Busan, Daejeon is 10 days earlier and Fukuoka 29 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Ulsan	47 km	17 October – end of December	6 days earlier
Daegu	88 km	22 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Jeonju	188 km	18 October – 17 December	5 days earlier
Daejeon	200 km	13 October – 5 December	10 days earlier
Gwangju	202 km	24 October – end of December	1 day later
Fukuoka	215 km	21 November – end of December	29 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Busan

Planting stock goes into the ground from 23 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Busan OpenStreetMap lists 27 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Gukje Market — market
국제시장2길 55 · Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 10 km
Gaya Computer Wholesale Marketplace — market
Mon–Sat 09:30–19:00; Sun 11:00–18:30 · 7 km
Haeundae Traditional Market — market
Mon–Sun 09:00–22:00 · 9 km
기장회센터 — market
읍내로104번길 16, 부산광역시 · 15 km

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