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When to plant garlic in Nagoya: 10 November – end of December

In Nagoya, garlic: plant from 10 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.

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 Nagoya: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Nagoya from 10 November 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 -0.5 °C.

Planting10 November – end of December
First autumn frost10 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, -0.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring17 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:29 on 10 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:47

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

Garlic in Nagoya: care after planting

Planted on 10 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 10 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 8 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

Around Nagoya, Kyoto is 3 days earlier and Niigata 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Hamamatsu92 km18 November – end of December8 days later
Kyoto105 km7 November – end of December3 days earlier
Osaka139 km17 November – end of December7 days later
Tokyo259 km14 November – end of December4 days later
Okayama278 km15 November – end of December5 days later
Niigata360 km20 November – end of December10 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Nagoya

Planting stock goes into the ground from 10 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Nagoya OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 8 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Nagoya?

In Nagoya, garlic: plant from 10 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 Nagoya?

Last spring frost around 22 March, first autumn frost around 10 December.

Other crops in Nagoya, with their dates