When to plant garlic in Messina

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.

Garlic in Messina: 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 7.8 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 7.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:49 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:30

Garlic in Messina: 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

2 of the nearest cities share Messina's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reggio Calabria	12 km	19 November – end of December	49 days later
Catania	87 km	1 October	same day
Syracuse	126 km	1 October	same day
Cosenza	138 km	31 October – end of December	30 days later
Palermo	192 km	23 November – end of December	53 days later
Potenza	273 km	26 October – end of December	25 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Messina

Within 15 km of Messina OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries and 7 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Piazza del Popolo — market
12 km
Vivaio Crupi — plant nursery
4 km
Vivaio Forestale — plant nursery
5 km
Vivaio forestale di Ziriò — plant nursery
7 km