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When to plant garlic in Kutaisi: 20 November – end of December

In Kutaisi, garlic: plant from 20 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.

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 Kutaisi: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Kutaisi from 20 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 February, average 1.4 °C.

Planting20 November – end of December
First autumn frost20 December
Coldest nightsFebruary, 1.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:39 on 20 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:05

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

Garlic in Kutaisi: care after planting

Planted on 20 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 20 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 18 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Kutaisi; the closest date is in Batumi, 7 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Batumi112 km13 November – end of December7 days earlier
Nalchik156 km4 October – 19 December47 days earlier
Vladikavkaz182 km22 September – 23 November59 days earlier
Tbilisi183 km16 October – end of December35 days earlier
Gyumri190 km20 September – 23 November61 days earlier
Vanadzor220 km26 August – 29 October86 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Kutaisi

Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kutaisi OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Kutaisi?

In Kutaisi, garlic: plant from 20 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 Kutaisi?

Last spring frost around 17 March, first autumn frost around 20 December.

Other crops in Kutaisi, with their dates