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When to plant garlic in Murmansk: 3 September – 9 October

In Murmansk, garlic: plant from 3 September to about 9 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.

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 Murmansk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Murmansk from 3 September to about 9 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, January, averages -13.7 °C.

Planting3 September – 9 October
First autumn frost3 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -13.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring16 May
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight15:04 on 3 September
Daylight at the winter solstice0:00

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

Garlic in Murmansk: care after planting

Planted on 3 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 3 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 1 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 Murmansk; the closest date is in Arkhangelsk, 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Arkhangelsk589 km8 September – 20 October5 days later
Petrozavodsk802 km17 September – 24 October14 days later
Saint Petersburg1,013 km20 September – 10 November17 days later
Helsinki1,051 km20 September – 25 November17 days later
Cherepovets1,118 km17 September – 25 October14 days later
Vologda1,131 km10 September – 25 October7 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Murmansk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 September to about 9 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Murmansk OpenStreetMap lists 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Murmansk?

In Murmansk, garlic: plant from 3 September to about 9 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 Murmansk?

Last spring frost around 24 May, first autumn frost around 3 October.

Other crops in Murmansk, with their dates