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When to plant garlic in Erzurum: 16 September – 20 November

In Erzurum, garlic: plant from 16 September to about 20 November.

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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Erzurum: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Erzurum from 16 September to about 20 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -10.3 °C.

Planting16 September – 20 November
First autumn frost16 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -10.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring6 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:27 on 16 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:20

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

Garlic in Erzurum: care after planting

Planted on 16 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 16 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 14 October — 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 later than Erzurum; the closest date is in Gyumri, 4 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Trabzon180 km13 November – end of December58 days later
Batumi195 km13 November – end of December58 days later
Gyumri239 km20 September – 23 November4 days later
Diyarbakır240 km26 October – end of December40 days later
Van240 km29 September – 21 November13 days later
Yerevan277 km3 October – 4 December17 days later

Questions

When to plant garlic in Erzurum?

In Erzurum, garlic: plant from 16 September to about 20 November. 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 Erzurum?

Last spring frost around 11 May, first autumn frost around 16 October.

Other crops in Erzurum, with their dates