When to plant garlic in Gangneung: 22 October – end of December

In Gangneung, garlic: plant from 22 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 Gangneung: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Gangneung from 22 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.1 °C.

Planting	22 October – end of December
First autumn frost	21 November
Coldest nights	January, -3.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	28 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:00 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:33

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

Garlic in Gangneung: care after planting

Planted on 22 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

22 October — feed: nitrogen
19 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

1 of the nearest cities share Gangneung's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Chuncheon	103 km	1 October – 22 November	21 days earlier
Seoul	169 km	7 October – 26 November	15 days earlier
Daejeon	205 km	13 October – 5 December	9 days earlier
Daegu	211 km	22 October – end of December	same day
Ulsan	248 km	17 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Jeonju	265 km	18 October – 17 December	4 days earlier

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