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When to plant garlic in Cluj-Napoca: 10 October – end of December

In Cluj-Napoca, garlic: plant from 10 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 falls below 0 °C only in January; the sources go no later than December. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Cluj-Napoca: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Cluj-Napoca from 10 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 -3.6 °C.

Planting10 October – end of December
First autumn frost9 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -3.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring28 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:14 on 10 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:32

The same dates in Cluj-Napoca hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Cluj-Napoca: care after planting

Planted on 10 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 10 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 7 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Cluj-Napoca; the closest date is in Uzhhorod, 9 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Mukachevo197 km23 September – 11 December17 days earlier
Uzhhorod227 km1 October – 27 December9 days earlier
Chernivtsi245 km21 September – 18 December19 days earlier
Ivano-Frankivsk253 km20 September – 16 December20 days earlier
Kalush257 km20 September – 10 December20 days earlier
Drohobych287 km21 September – 7 December19 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cluj-Napoca

Planting stock goes into the ground from 10 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cluj-Napoca OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 13 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Cluj-Napoca?

In Cluj-Napoca, garlic: plant from 10 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 Cluj-Napoca?

Last spring frost around 17 April, first autumn frost around 9 November.

Other crops in Cluj-Napoca, with their dates