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When to plant garlic in Kovel: 11 October – 10 December

In Kovel, garlic: plant from 11 October to about 10 December.

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 Kovel: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kovel from 11 October to about 10 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -4 °C.

Planting11 October – 10 December
First autumn frost10 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring11 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:01 on 11 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:53

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

Garlic in Kovel: care after planting

Planted on 11 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 11 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 8 November — 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 Kovel, Lutsk is 20 days earlier and Rivne 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Lutsk68 km21 September – 10 December20 days earlier
Brest120 km14 October – 12 December3 days later
Rivne127 km17 October – 7 December6 days later
Pinsk138 km30 September – 4 December11 days earlier
Lublin148 km11 October – 15 Decembersame day
Lviv161 km13 October – 10 December2 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kovel

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to about 10 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kovel OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kovel?

In Kovel, garlic: plant from 11 October to about 10 December. 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 Kovel?

Last spring frost around 20 April, first autumn frost around 10 November.

Other crops in Kovel, with their dates