When to plant garlic in Modena: 31 October – end of December

In Modena, garlic: plant from 31 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include L’Agricola (farm supply, 1 km) and Tecno Agricola (farm supply, 2 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 Modena: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Modena from 31 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -0.3 °C.

Planting	31 October – end of December
First autumn frost	30 November
Coldest nights	January, -0.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	23 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:16 on 31 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:49

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

Garlic in Modena: care after planting

Planted on 31 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

31 October — feed: nitrogen
28 November — 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 Modena; the closest date is in Bologna, 1 day earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bologna	37 km	30 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Parma	50 km	30 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Mantua	58 km	29 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Ferrara	58 km	29 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Verona	88 km	28 October – end of December	3 days earlier
Florence	101 km	28 October – end of December	3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Modena

Planting stock goes into the ground from 31 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Modena OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 9 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Mercato settimanale — market
Piazza Salvo D'Acquisto, 41042 Fiorano Modenese · Thu 07:00–13:00 · 15 km
Mercato 1 Maggio — market
Mon–Sat 07:30–19:00 · 1 km
Tecno Agricola — farm supply
Via Europa 20, 41122 Modena · Mon–Fri 08:00–12:30, 15:00–19:00; Sat 08:00–12:30 · 2 km · tecnoagricolamodena.it
L’Agricola — farm supply
Via Francesco Selmi 31, 41121 Modena · 1 km

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