Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Livorno

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Agraria Prisma (garden centre, 1 km) and Biricotti (garden centre, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Livorno: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 6.2 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 6.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:46 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:56

Garlic in Livorno: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Livorno; the closest date is in Pisa, 18 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Pisa20 km19 October – end of December18 days later
Florence79 km28 October – end of December27 days later
Siena84 km28 October – end of December27 days later
Arezzo125 km22 October – end of December21 days later
Modena132 km31 October – end of December30 days later
Bologna133 km30 October – end of December29 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Livorno

Within 15 km of Livorno OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 5 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Other crops in Livorno, with their dates