GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Kremenchuk: 8 October – 9 December
In Kremenchuk, garlic: plant from 8 October to about 9 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).
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Garlic in Kremenchuk: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Kremenchuk from 8 October to about 9 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -4.7 °C.
| Planting | 8 October – 9 December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 7 November |
| Coldest nights | January, -4.7 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 12 March |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: June |
| Daylight | 11:17 on 8 October |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 8:13 |
Garlic in Kremenchuk: care after planting
Planted on 8 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 8 October — feed: nitrogen
- 5 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 Kremenchuk, Poltava is 15 days earlier and Cherkasy 4 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleksandriia | 48 km | 8 October – 7 December | same day |
| Poltava | 102 km | 23 September – 29 November | 15 days earlier |
| Kropyvnytskyi | 104 km | 8 October – 10 December | same day |
| Cherkasy | 106 km | 12 October – 10 December | 4 days later |
| Kamianske | 108 km | 9 October – 8 December | 1 day later |
| Kryvyi Rih | 128 km | 8 October – 16 December | same day |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Kremenchuk
Planting stock goes into the ground from 8 October to about 9 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kremenchuk OpenStreetMap lists 12 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).
- Універсальний ринок — market
"це ринок, люди ввечері просто уходять" · 9 km - Аврора ринок — market
Mon–Sun, public holidays 08:00–19:00 · 10 km - Центральний ринок — market
Городоцька вулиця 39 · 11 km - Оптовичок — market
Mon–Sun 07:00–21:00 · 14 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Kremenchuk?
In Kremenchuk, garlic: plant from 8 October to about 9 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 Kremenchuk?
Last spring frost around 6 April, first autumn frost around 7 November.
