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When to plant garlic in Konotop: 21 September – 21 November

In Konotop, garlic: plant from 21 September to about 21 November.

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 Konotop: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Konotop from 21 September to about 21 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -6.4 °C.

Planting21 September – 21 November
First autumn frost21 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -6.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring23 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:19 on 21 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:52

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

Garlic in Konotop: care after planting

Planted on 21 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 21 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 19 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

Around Konotop, Gomel is 4 days earlier and Brovary 19 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Shostka72 km20 September – 17 November1 day earlier
Sumy117 km20 September – 20 November1 day earlier
Chernihiv136 km28 September – 25 November7 days later
Boryspil186 km30 September – 2 December9 days later
Brovary187 km10 October – 1 December19 days later
Gomel203 km17 September – 21 November4 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Konotop

Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 September to about 21 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Konotop OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery and 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Konotop?

In Konotop, garlic: plant from 21 September to about 21 November. 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 Konotop?

Last spring frost around 7 April, first autumn frost around 21 October.

Other crops in Konotop, with their dates