Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Kazakhstan: 30 August – end of December

Garlic in Kazakhstan: plant from 30 August to the end of December; the window opens earliest in Astana and closes latest in Shymkent (18 cities).

From a month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter, to the late-planting limit on each crop’s page (about two weeks before the ground freezes, by ten years of weather).

Planting window by climate zone

ZoneCitiesWindow
210–269 frost-free daysShymkent, Atyrau, Turkistan, Aktau2 October – end of December
150–209 frost-free daysAlmaty, Karaganda, Aktobe, Pavlodar, Oskemen, Taraz, Kyzylorda, Oral (Uralsk), Semey, Kostanay, Taldykorgan30 August – 23 November
Short season: under 150 frost-free daysAstana, Petropavl, Kokshetau30 August – 15 October

Garlic: the window in each city

CityWindowZone
Astana30 August – 15 OctoberShort season: under 150 frost-free days
Karaganda30 August – 16 October150–209 frost-free days
Kokshetau30 August – 15 OctoberShort season: under 150 frost-free days
Petropavl30 August – 14 OctoberShort season: under 150 frost-free days
Semey30 August – 18 October150–209 frost-free days
Oskemen1 September – 18 October150–209 frost-free days
Kostanay2 September – 17 October150–209 frost-free days
Pavlodar4 September – 16 October150–209 frost-free days
Almaty6 September – 6 November150–209 frost-free days
Taldykorgan8 September – 4 November150–209 frost-free days
Aktobe9 September – 27 October150–209 frost-free days
Oral (Uralsk)13 September – 1 November150–209 frost-free days
Kyzylorda20 September – 11 November150–209 frost-free days
Taraz20 September – 23 November150–209 frost-free days
Atyrau2 October – 18 November210–269 frost-free days
Turkistan3 October – 30 November210–269 frost-free days
Shymkent6 October – end of December210–269 frost-free days
Aktau11 October – end of December210–269 frost-free days