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When to plant garlic in Ganja: 11 November – end of December

In Ganja, garlic: plant from 11 November 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 Ganja: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ganja from 11 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -0.7 °C.

Planting11 November – end of December
First autumn frost11 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, -0.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring5 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:05 on 11 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:15

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

Garlic in Ganja: care after planting

Planted on 11 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 11 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 9 December — 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 earlier than Ganja; the closest date is in Makhachkala, 1 day earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Vanadzor158 km26 August – 29 October77 days earlier
Yerevan166 km3 October – 4 December39 days earlier
Tbilisi175 km16 October – end of December26 days earlier
Gyumri212 km20 September – 23 November52 days earlier
Makhachkala273 km10 November – end of December1 day earlier
Vladikavkaz297 km22 September – 23 November50 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ganja

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ganja OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Ganja?

In Ganja, garlic: plant from 11 November 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 Ganja?

Last spring frost around 4 March, first autumn frost around 11 December.

Other crops in Ganja, with their dates