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When to plant garlic in Ivanovo: 11 September – 28 October

In Ivanovo, garlic: plant from 11 September to about 28 October.

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 Ivanovo: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ivanovo from 11 September to about 28 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -11.2 °C.

Planting11 September – 28 October
First autumn frost11 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -11.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring14 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:10 on 11 September
Daylight at the winter solstice6:43

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

Garlic in Ivanovo: care after planting

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

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

  • 11 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 9 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 Ivanovo, Yaroslavl is 1 day earlier and Nizhny Novgorod 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Kostroma86 km11 September – 27 Octobersame day
Yaroslavl96 km10 September – 29 October1 day earlier
Vladimir102 km15 September – 30 October4 days later
Nizhny Novgorod200 km18 September – 29 October7 days later
Moscow248 km14 September – 2 November3 days later
Vologda255 km10 September – 25 October1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ivanovo

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 September to about 28 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ivanovo OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Ivanovo?

In Ivanovo, garlic: plant from 11 September to about 28 October. 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 Ivanovo?

Last spring frost around 3 May, first autumn frost around 11 October.

Other crops in Ivanovo, with their dates