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When to plant garlic in Diyarbakır: 26 October – end of December

In Diyarbakır, garlic: plant from 26 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 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 Diyarbakır: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Diyarbakır from 26 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January, February; the coldest, January, averages -1.3 °C.

Planting26 October – end of December
First autumn frost25 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -1.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring13 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:50 on 26 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:32

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

Garlic in Diyarbakır: care after planting

Planted on 26 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 26 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 23 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 Diyarbakır, Erzurum is 40 days earlier and Gaziantep 29 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Erzurum240 km16 September – 20 November40 days earlier
Gaziantep269 km24 November – end of December29 days later
Van282 km29 September – 21 November27 days earlier
Trabzon348 km13 November – end of December18 days later
Kayseri424 km11 October – end of December15 days earlier
Batumi432 km13 November – end of December18 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Diyarbakır

Planting stock goes into the ground from 26 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Diyarbakır OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Diyarbakır?

In Diyarbakır, garlic: plant from 26 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 Diyarbakır?

Last spring frost around 22 March, first autumn frost around 25 November.

Other crops in Diyarbakır, with their dates