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When to plant garlic in Karakol: 31 August – 21 October

In Karakol, garlic: plant from 31 August to about 21 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 Karakol: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Karakol from 31 August to about 21 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, January, averages -12.5 °C.

Planting31 August – 21 October
First autumn frost30 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -12.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring8 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:14 on 31 August
Daylight at the winter solstice9:04

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

Garlic in Karakol: care after planting

Planted on 31 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 31 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 28 September — 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 later than Karakol; the closest date is in Almaty, 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Almaty148 km6 September – 6 November6 days later
Taldykorgan281 km8 September – 4 November8 days later
Bishkek313 km23 September – 4 December23 days later
Jalal-Abad480 km8 October – end of December38 days later
Osh514 km7 October – 27 December37 days later
Andijan537 km9 October – end of December39 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Karakol

Planting stock goes into the ground from 31 August to about 21 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Karakol OpenStreetMap lists 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Karakol?

In Karakol, garlic: plant from 31 August to about 21 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 Karakol?

Last spring frost around 9 May, first autumn frost around 30 September.

Other crops in Karakol, with their dates