When to plant garlic in L'Aquila: 13 October – end of December

In L'Aquila, garlic: plant from 13 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Vivaio Signori Carlo (garden centre, 7 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 L'Aquila: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in L'Aquila from 13 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -3.5 °C.

Planting	13 October – end of December
First autumn frost	12 November
Coldest nights	January, -3.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	20 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:13 on 13 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:05

The same dates in L'Aquila hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in L'Aquila: care after planting

Planted on 13 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

13 October — feed: nitrogen
10 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 L'Aquila, Naples is 12 days earlier and Ancona 29 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Pescara	67 km	10 November – end of December	28 days later
Rome	90 km	10 November – end of December	28 days later
Perugia	118 km	26 October – end of December	13 days later
Ancona	142 km	11 November – end of December	29 days later
Arezzo	175 km	22 October – end of December	9 days later
Naples	182 km	1 October	12 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in L'Aquila

Planting stock goes into the ground from 13 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of L'Aquila OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Mico Plants — garden centre
14 km
Mercato di Piazza d'Armi — market
2 km
I Sapori della Natura — farm shop
9 km · agroamiternum.it
Vivaio Signori Carlo — garden centre
Strada Statale 17 dell’Appennino Abruzzese e Appulo Sannitico, 67100 L’Aquila · 7 km

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