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When to plant garlic in Chuncheon: 1 October – 22 November

In Chuncheon, garlic: plant from 1 October to about 22 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 Chuncheon: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Chuncheon from 1 October to about 22 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -8 °C.

Planting1 October – 22 November
First autumn frost31 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring18 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:49 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:32

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

Garlic in Chuncheon: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Chuncheon; the closest date is in Seoul, 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Seoul74 km7 October – 26 November6 days later
Gangneung103 km22 October – end of December21 days later
Daejeon172 km13 October – 5 December12 days later
Jeonju234 km18 October – 17 December17 days later
Daegu235 km22 October – end of December21 days later
Ulsan294 km17 October – end of December16 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Chuncheon

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to about 22 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Chuncheon OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Chuncheon?

In Chuncheon, garlic: plant from 1 October to about 22 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 Chuncheon?

Last spring frost around 6 April, first autumn frost around 31 October.

Other crops in Chuncheon, with their dates