When to plant garlic in Islamabad

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October.

Garlic in Islamabad: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 5.4 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 5.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:52 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:55

Garlic in Islamabad: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

1 October — feed: nitrogen
29 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

5 of the nearest cities share Islamabad's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Murree	38 km	by 19 November	49 days later
Peshawar	142 km	1 October	same day
Gujranwala	200 km	1 October	same day
Faisalabad	252 km	1 October	same day
Lahore	266 km	1 October	same day
Multan	416 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Islamabad

Within 15 km of Islamabad OpenStreetMap lists 62 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Qubba Market — market
Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 11 km
I-14 Markaz — market
Main Road I-14 Markaz A, 45210 اسلام آباد · 12 km
G-15 Markaz — market
مین روڈ 1, اسلام آباد · 14 km
Libra market — market
Rehman Baba Road, اسلام آباد · 2 km