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When to plant garlic in Kumamoto: 3 November – end of December

In Kumamoto, garlic: plant from 3 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include 合志物産館 志来菜彩 (farm shop, 11 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 average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Kumamoto: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kumamoto from 3 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.4 °C.

Planting3 November – end of December
First autumn frost3 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:49 on 3 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:59

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

Garlic in Kumamoto: care after planting

Planted on 3 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 3 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 1 December — 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 Kumamoto, Kitakyushu is 33 days earlier and Kagoshima 23 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Fukuoka92 km21 November – end of December18 days later
Kitakyushu121 km1 October – end of December33 days earlier
Kagoshima134 km26 November – end of December23 days later
Hiroshima239 km26 October – end of December8 days earlier
Busan305 km23 October – end of December11 days earlier
Ulsan331 km17 October – end of December17 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kumamoto

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kumamoto OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kumamoto?

In Kumamoto, garlic: plant from 3 November to the end of 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 Kumamoto?

Last spring frost around 18 March, first autumn frost around 3 December.

Other crops in Kumamoto, with their dates