GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Fastiv: 22 September – 1 December
In Fastiv, garlic: plant from 22 September to about 1 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 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).
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Garlic in Fastiv: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Fastiv from 22 September to about 1 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -5 °C.
| Planting | 22 September – 1 December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 22 October |
| Coldest nights | January, -5 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 16 March |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: May |
| Daylight | 12:15 on 22 September |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 8:04 |
Garlic in Fastiv: care after planting
Planted on 22 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 22 September — feed: nitrogen
- 20 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
Around Fastiv, Zhytomyr is 2 days earlier and Kyiv 18 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bila Tserkva | 34 km | 30 September – 4 December | 8 days later |
| Irpin | 54 km | 22 September – 30 November | same day |
| Kyiv | 59 km | 10 October – 1 December | 18 days later |
| Brovary | 78 km | 10 October – 1 December | 18 days later |
| Boryspil | 79 km | 30 September – 2 December | 8 days later |
| Zhytomyr | 92 km | 20 September – 1 December | 2 days earlier |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Fastiv
Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 September to about 1 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Fastiv OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 5 markets (collected 28 October 2026).
- Хитрий ринок — market
1 km - Ринок Фаст — market
1 km - Шанс — market
2 km - Капусточка — market
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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Fastiv?
In Fastiv, garlic: plant from 22 September to about 1 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 Fastiv?
Last spring frost around 17 April, first autumn frost around 22 October.
