GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Kostroma: 11 September – 27 October
In Kostroma, garlic: plant from 11 September to about 27 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).
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Garlic in Kostroma: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Kostroma from 11 September to about 27 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -11.3 °C.
| Planting | 11 September – 27 October |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 11 October |
| Coldest nights | January, -11.3 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 20 April |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: May |
| Daylight | 13:12 on 11 September |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 6:31 |
Garlic in Kostroma: care after planting
Planted on 11 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 11 September — feed: nitrogen
- 9 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 Kostroma, Yaroslavl is 1 day earlier and Nizhny Novgorod 7 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaroslavl | 65 km | 10 September – 29 October | 1 day earlier |
| Ivanovo | 86 km | 11 September – 28 October | same day |
| Vologda | 172 km | 10 September – 25 October | 1 day earlier |
| Vladimir | 184 km | 15 September – 30 October | 4 days later |
| Cherepovets | 232 km | 17 September – 25 October | 6 days later |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 245 km | 18 September – 29 October | 7 days later |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Kostroma
Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 September to about 27 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kostroma OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).
- Сияние — garden centre
0 km - Дачник — garden centre
1 km - Ярмарка на Островского — market
1 km - Ярмарка Купеческое подворье — market
Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 2 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Kostroma?
In Kostroma, garlic: plant from 11 September to about 27 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 Kostroma?
Last spring frost around 6 May, first autumn frost around 11 October.
