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When to plant garlic in Locarno: 23 August – 27 October

In Locarno, garlic: plant from 23 August to about 27 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Apicoltura Stocker (farm supply, 5 km) and Emporio La Stala (farm shop, 13 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 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 Locarno: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Locarno from 23 August to about 27 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -9.7 °C.

Planting23 August – 27 October
First autumn frost22 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -9.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring11 May
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: April
Daylight13:48 on 23 August
Daylight at the winter solstice8:37

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

Garlic in Locarno: care after planting

Planted on 23 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 23 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 20 September — 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 Locarno; the closest date is in Bellinzona, 54 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Bellinzona17 km16 October – end of December54 days later
Lugano22 km5 November – end of December74 days later
Como46 km24 October – end of December62 days later
Novara81 km23 October – end of December61 days later
Milan85 km31 October – end of December69 days later
Bergamo85 km19 October – end of December57 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Locarno

Planting stock goes into the ground from 23 August to about 27 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Locarno OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 4 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Locarno?

In Locarno, garlic: plant from 23 August to about 27 October. 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 Locarno?

Last spring frost around 23 May, first autumn frost around 22 September.

Other crops in Locarno, with their dates