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.
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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.
| Planting | 1 October |
|---|---|
| Coldest nights | January, 6.2 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | already in the first week of January |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: June |
| Daylight | 11:46 on 1 October |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 8:56 |
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.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pisa | 20 km | 19 October – end of December | 18 days later |
| Florence | 79 km | 28 October – end of December | 27 days later |
| Siena | 84 km | 28 October – end of December | 27 days later |
| Arezzo | 125 km | 22 October – end of December | 21 days later |
| Modena | 132 km | 31 October – end of December | 30 days later |
| Bologna | 133 km | 30 October – end of December | 29 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).
- Biricotti — garden centre
Mon–Sat 08:00–12:30, Mon, Tue, Thu–Sat 15:30–19:30 · 1 km - Agraria Prisma — garden centre
Via di Salviano 579 · 1 km - Mercatino del venerdì — market
Via dei Pensieri · Fri 08:00–13:30 · 2 km - Mercato Tradizionale di Piazza Cavallotti — market
Mon–Sat 07:00–14:00 · 2 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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- Moon planting calendar for November 2026
- How we calculate the dates