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When to plant garlic in Kostanay: 2 September – 17 October

In Kostanay, garlic: plant from 2 September to about 17 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Астана (farm shop, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Kostanay: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kostanay from 2 September to about 17 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -17.4 °C.

Planting2 September – 17 October
First autumn frost2 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -17.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring18 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:38 on 2 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:31

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

Garlic in Kostanay: care after planting

Planted on 2 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 2 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 30 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 Kostanay, Magnitogorsk is 6 days earlier and Chelyabinsk 2 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Chelyabinsk261 km4 September – 16 October2 days later
Kurgan273 km1 September – 15 October1 day earlier
Magnitogorsk307 km27 August – 15 October6 days earlier
Kokshetau384 km30 August – 15 October3 days earlier
Petropavl405 km30 August – 14 October3 days earlier
Yekaterinburg447 km29 August – 13 October4 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kostanay

Planting stock goes into the ground from 2 September to about 17 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kostanay OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 10 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kostanay?

In Kostanay, garlic: plant from 2 September to about 17 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 Kostanay?

Last spring frost around 4 May, first autumn frost around 2 October.

Other crops in Kostanay, with their dates