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
| Zone | Cities | Window |
|---|---|---|
| 210–269 frost-free days | Shymkent, Atyrau, Turkistan, Aktau | 2 October – end of December |
| 150–209 frost-free days | Almaty, Karaganda, Aktobe, Pavlodar, Oskemen, Taraz, Kyzylorda, Oral (Uralsk), Semey, Kostanay, Taldykorgan | 30 August – 23 November |
| Short season: under 150 frost-free days | Astana, Petropavl, Kokshetau | 30 August – 15 October |
Garlic: the window in each city
| City | Window | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Astana | 30 August – 15 October | Short season: under 150 frost-free days |
| Karaganda | 30 August – 16 October | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Kokshetau | 30 August – 15 October | Short season: under 150 frost-free days |
| Petropavl | 30 August – 14 October | Short season: under 150 frost-free days |
| Semey | 30 August – 18 October | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Oskemen | 1 September – 18 October | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Kostanay | 2 September – 17 October | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Pavlodar | 4 September – 16 October | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Almaty | 6 September – 6 November | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Taldykorgan | 8 September – 4 November | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Aktobe | 9 September – 27 October | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Oral (Uralsk) | 13 September – 1 November | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Kyzylorda | 20 September – 11 November | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Taraz | 20 September – 23 November | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Atyrau | 2 October – 18 November | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Turkistan | 3 October – 30 November | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Shymkent | 6 October – end of December | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Aktau | 11 October – end of December | 210–269 frost-free days |