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When to plant garlic in Cherepovets: 17 September – 25 October

In Cherepovets, garlic: plant from 17 September to about 25 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Тоншаловский (plant nursery, 7 km) and Зеленый мир (garden centre, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Cherepovets: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Cherepovets from 17 September to about 25 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -10.5 °C.

Planting17 September – 25 October
First autumn frost17 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -10.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring23 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:45 on 17 September
Daylight at the winter solstice6:09

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

Garlic in Cherepovets: care after planting

Planted on 17 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 17 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 15 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

1 of the nearest cities share Cherepovets's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Vologda113 km10 September – 25 October7 days earlier
Yaroslavl202 km10 September – 29 October7 days earlier
Kostroma232 km11 September – 27 October6 days earlier
Tver279 km10 September – 1 November7 days earlier
Ivanovo298 km11 September – 28 October6 days earlier
Petrozavodsk353 km17 September – 24 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cherepovets

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 September to about 25 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cherepovets OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Cherepovets?

In Cherepovets, garlic: plant from 17 September to about 25 October. 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 Cherepovets?

Last spring frost around 11 May, first autumn frost around 17 October.

Other crops in Cherepovets, with their dates