When to plant garlic in Kolkata

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October.

Garlic in Kolkata: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 13.2 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 13.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:57 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:45

Garlic in Kolkata: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

1 October — feed: nitrogen
29 October — 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

6 of the nearest cities share Kolkata's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Khulna	125 km	1 October	same day
Rajshahi	202 km	1 October	same day
Barisal	207 km	1 October	same day
Dhaka	246 km	1 October	same day
Mymensingh	319 km	1 October	same day
Chittagong	357 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kolkata

Within 15 km of Kolkata OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop and 37 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Emami Market — market
Tue–Sun, public holidays 10:30–20:00 · 3 km
Bamun Para Bazaar — market
Mahendra Chatterjee Lane 1 · 3 km
Babu Bazar — market
Bhukaliash Road, 700023 Kolkata · 6 km
Safuipara Bazar — market
Mon–Sun 07:00–23:00 · 8 km