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When to plant garlic in Gyumri: 20 September – 23 November

In Gyumri, garlic: plant from 20 September to about 23 November.

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).

Garlic in Gyumri: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Gyumri from 20 September to about 23 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -9.7 °C.

Planting20 September – 23 November
First autumn frost20 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -9.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring3 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:17 on 20 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:15

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

Garlic in Gyumri: care after planting

Planted on 20 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 20 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 18 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 Gyumri, Vanadzor is 25 days earlier and Kutaisi 61 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Vanadzor54 km26 August – 29 October25 days earlier
Yerevan88 km3 October – 4 December13 days later
Tbilisi130 km16 October – end of December26 days later
Kutaisi190 km20 November – end of December61 days later
Batumi208 km13 November – end of December54 days later
Ganja212 km11 November – end of December52 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Gyumri

Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 September to about 23 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Gyumri OpenStreetMap lists 6 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Gyumri?

In Gyumri, garlic: plant from 20 September to about 23 November. 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 Gyumri?

Last spring frost around 27 April, first autumn frost around 20 October.

Other crops in Gyumri, with their dates