When to plant garlic in Cosenza: 31 October – end of December

In Cosenza, garlic: plant from 31 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Agri Store (farm supply, 7 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 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 Cosenza: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Cosenza from 31 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.5 °C.

Planting	31 October – end of December
First autumn frost	30 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:35 on 31 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:24

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

Garlic in Cosenza: care after planting

Planted on 31 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

31 October — feed: nitrogen
28 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 Cosenza, Messina is 30 days earlier and Reggio Calabria 19 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Messina	138 km	1 October	30 days earlier
Reggio Calabria	142 km	19 November – end of December	19 days later
Potenza	154 km	26 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Taranto	155 km	1 October	30 days earlier
Salerno	198 km	11 November – end of December	11 days later
Lecce	201 km	by 28 October	3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cosenza

Planting stock goes into the ground from 31 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cosenza OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 27 October 2026).

Campagna Amica — market
Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 87100 Cosenza · Tue–Sun 08:30–13:30; Wed–Fri closed · 1 km · campagnamica.it
Agri Store — farm supply
Via Verticelli 3, 87059 Casali del Manco · Mon–Sun 08:00–12:30, 15:30–19:30 · 7 km · facebook.com
Il Giardino — plant nursery
1 km

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