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When to plant garlic in Kagoshima: 26 November – end of December

In Kagoshima, garlic: plant from 26 November 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 Kagoshima: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kagoshima from 26 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 5.1 °C.

Planting26 November – end of December
First autumn frost26 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 5.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: August
Daylight10:20 on 26 November
Daylight at the winter solstice10:05

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

Garlic in Kagoshima: care after planting

Planted on 26 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 26 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 24 December — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Kagoshima; the closest date is in Fukuoka, 5 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Kumamoto134 km3 November – end of December23 days earlier
Fukuoka222 km21 November – end of December5 days earlier
Kitakyushu255 km1 October – end of December56 days earlier
Hiroshima357 km26 October – end of December31 days earlier
Busan421 km23 October – end of December34 days earlier
Jeju City434 km19 November – end of December7 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kagoshima

Planting stock goes into the ground from 26 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kagoshima OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 5 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kagoshima?

In Kagoshima, garlic: plant from 26 November 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 Kagoshima?

Last spring frost around 24 January, first autumn frost around 26 December.

Other crops in Kagoshima, with their dates