Greenly Garden
Get the app
EN

When to plant garlic in Kokshetau: 30 August – 15 October

In Kokshetau, garlic: plant from 30 August to about 15 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 Kokshetau: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kokshetau from 30 August to about 15 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–March; the coldest, January, averages -16.9 °C.

Planting30 August – 15 October
First autumn frost29 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -16.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring17 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:51 on 30 August
Daylight at the winter solstice7:31

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

Garlic in Kokshetau: care after planting

Planted on 30 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 30 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 27 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

Around Kokshetau, Omsk is 1 day earlier and Kostanay 3 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Petropavl177 km30 August – 14 Octobersame day
Astana273 km30 August – 15 Octobersame day
Omsk321 km29 August – 12 October1 day earlier
Kurgan356 km1 September – 15 October2 days later
Kostanay384 km2 September – 17 October3 days later
Karaganda464 km30 August – 16 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kokshetau

Planting stock goes into the ground from 30 August to about 15 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kokshetau OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kokshetau?

In Kokshetau, garlic: plant from 30 August to about 15 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 Kokshetau?

Last spring frost around 7 May, first autumn frost around 29 September.

Other crops in Kokshetau, with their dates