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When to plant garlic in Gaziantep: 24 November – end of December

In Gaziantep, garlic: plant from 24 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 Gaziantep: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Gaziantep from 24 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.2 °C.

Planting24 November – end of December
First autumn frost24 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:58 on 24 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:37

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

Garlic in Gaziantep: care after planting

Planted on 24 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 24 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 22 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 Gaziantep; the closest date is in Samsun, 8 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Adana183 kmby 15 November9 days earlier
Kayseri247 km11 October – end of December44 days earlier
Diyarbakır269 km26 October – end of December29 days earlier
Konya441 km10 October – end of December45 days earlier
Erzurum464 km16 September – 20 November69 days earlier
Samsun478 km16 November – end of December8 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Gaziantep

Planting stock goes into the ground from 24 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Gaziantep OpenStreetMap lists 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Gaziantep?

In Gaziantep, garlic: plant from 24 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 Gaziantep?

Last spring frost around 22 February, first autumn frost around 24 December.

Other crops in Gaziantep, with their dates