Greenly Garden
Get the app
EN

When to plant garlic in Jeonju: 18 October – 17 December

In Jeonju, garlic: plant from 18 October to about 17 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 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 Jeonju: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Jeonju from 18 October to about 17 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -4.6 °C.

Planting18 October – 17 December
First autumn frost17 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -4.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring6 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:13 on 18 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:44

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

Garlic in Jeonju: care after planting

Planted on 18 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 18 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 15 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 Jeonju, Seoul is 11 days earlier and Gwangju 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Daejeon63 km13 October – 5 December5 days earlier
Gwangju77 km24 October – end of December6 days later
Daegu131 km22 October – end of December4 days later
Busan188 km23 October – end of December5 days later
Seoul194 km7 October – 26 November11 days earlier
Ulsan198 km17 October – end of December1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Jeonju

Planting stock goes into the ground from 18 October to about 17 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Jeonju OpenStreetMap lists 7 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Jeonju?

In Jeonju, garlic: plant from 18 October to about 17 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 Jeonju?

Last spring frost around 27 March, first autumn frost around 17 November.

Other crops in Jeonju, with their dates