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When to plant garlic in Genoa: 27 October – end of December

In Genoa, garlic: plant from 27 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 Genoa: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Genoa from 27 October 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 -0.3 °C.

Planting27 October – end of December
First autumn frost26 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -0.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring30 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:28 on 27 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:50

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

Garlic in Genoa: care after planting

Planted on 27 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 27 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 24 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

Around Genoa, Pisa is 8 days earlier and Piacenza 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Piacenza93 km1 November – end of December5 days later
Novara118 km23 October – end of December4 days earlier
Milan119 km31 October – end of December4 days later
Parma119 km30 October – end of December3 days later
Turin122 km21 October – end of December6 days earlier
Pisa141 km19 October – end of December8 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Genoa

Planting stock goes into the ground from 27 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Genoa OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 16 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Genoa?

In Genoa, garlic: plant from 27 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.

When is the last spring frost in Genoa?

Last spring frost around 23 March, first autumn frost around 26 November.

Other crops in Genoa, with their dates