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When to plant garlic in Lipetsk: 17 September – 9 November

In Lipetsk, garlic: plant from 17 September to about 9 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 Lipetsk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Lipetsk from 17 September to about 9 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -8.7 °C.

Planting17 September – 9 November
First autumn frost17 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -8.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring6 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:36 on 17 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:38

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

Garlic in Lipetsk: care after planting

Planted on 17 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 17 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 15 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 Lipetsk, Tula is 2 days earlier and Voronezh 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Voronezh106 km29 September – 12 November12 days later
Tambov129 km19 September – 5 November2 days later
Stary Oskol185 km22 September – 13 November5 days later
Tula219 km15 September – 4 November2 days earlier
Ryazan227 km23 September – 5 November6 days later
Oryol237 km16 September – 10 November1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Lipetsk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 September to about 9 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lipetsk OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 4 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Lipetsk?

In Lipetsk, garlic: plant from 17 September to about 9 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 Lipetsk?

Last spring frost around 26 April, first autumn frost around 17 October.

Other crops in Lipetsk, with their dates