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When to plant garlic in Kursk: 21 September – 14 November

In Kursk, garlic: plant from 21 September to about 14 November.

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 Kursk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kursk from 21 September to about 14 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, February, averages -7.6 °C.

Planting21 September – 14 November
First autumn frost21 October
Coldest nightsFebruary, -7.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring2 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:19 on 21 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:47

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

Garlic in Kursk: care after planting

Planted on 21 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 21 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 19 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 Kursk, Oryol is 5 days earlier and Stary Oskol 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Stary Oskol125 km22 September – 13 November1 day later
Belgorod129 km20 September – 19 November1 day earlier
Sumy132 km20 September – 20 November1 day earlier
Oryol138 km16 September – 10 November5 days earlier
Shostka187 km20 September – 17 November1 day earlier
Kharkiv194 km21 September – 23 Novembersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kursk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 September to about 14 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kursk OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 10 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kursk?

In Kursk, garlic: plant from 21 September to about 14 November. 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 Kursk?

Last spring frost around 25 April, first autumn frost around 21 October.

Other crops in Kursk, with their dates