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When to plant garlic in Kayseri: 11 October – end of December

In Kayseri, garlic: plant from 11 October 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 Kayseri: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kayseri from 11 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.9 °C.

Planting11 October – end of December
First autumn frost10 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -3.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring27 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:24 on 11 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:27

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

Garlic in Kayseri: care after planting

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

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

  • 11 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 8 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 Kayseri, Ankara is 7 days earlier and Gaziantep 44 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Adana192 kmby 15 November35 days later
Gaziantep247 km24 November – end of December44 days later
Ankara263 km4 October – end of December7 days earlier
Konya278 km10 October – end of December1 day earlier
Samsun295 km16 November – end of December36 days later
Diyarbakır424 km26 October – end of December15 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kayseri

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kayseri OpenStreetMap lists 33 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kayseri?

In Kayseri, garlic: plant from 11 October 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 Kayseri?

Last spring frost around 14 April, first autumn frost around 10 November.

Other crops in Kayseri, with their dates