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When to plant garlic in Lugano: 5 November – end of December

In Lugano, garlic: plant from 5 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Agriturismo Alpe Rompiago (farm shop, 11 km) and Il Magnifico Borgo (farm shop, 15 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 Lugano: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Lugano from 5 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.8 °C.

Planting5 November – end of December
First autumn frost5 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring25 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:56 on 5 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:38

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

Garlic in Lugano: care after planting

Planted on 5 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 5 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 3 December — 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 earlier than Lugano; the closest date is in Milan, 5 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Bellinzona22 km16 October – end of December20 days earlier
Locarno22 km23 August – 27 October74 days earlier
Como23 km24 October – end of December12 days earlier
Milan63 km31 October – end of December5 days earlier
Bergamo65 km19 October – end of December17 days earlier
Novara66 km23 October – end of December13 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Lugano

Planting stock goes into the ground from 5 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lugano OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 2 markets and 10 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Lugano?

In Lugano, garlic: plant from 5 November to the end of December. 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 Lugano?

Last spring frost around 11 March, first autumn frost around 5 December.

Other crops in Lugano, with their dates