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When to plant garlic in Nalchik: 4 October – 19 December

In Nalchik, garlic: plant from 4 October to about 19 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 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 Nalchik: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Nalchik from 4 October to about 19 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -4.1 °C.

Planting4 October – 19 December
First autumn frost3 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -4.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring12 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:37 on 4 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:57

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

Garlic in Nalchik: care after planting

Planted on 4 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 4 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 1 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

Around Nalchik, Gyumri is 14 days earlier and Kutaisi 47 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Vladikavkaz99 km22 September – 23 November12 days earlier
Kutaisi156 km20 November – end of December47 days later
Stavropol216 km2 October – 7 December2 days earlier
Tbilisi220 km16 October – end of December12 days later
Batumi263 km13 November – end of December40 days later
Gyumri302 km20 September – 23 November14 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Nalchik

Planting stock goes into the ground from 4 October to about 19 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Nalchik OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 3 farm-supply shops, 8 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Nalchik?

In Nalchik, garlic: plant from 4 October to about 19 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 Nalchik?

Last spring frost around 11 April, first autumn frost around 3 November.

Other crops in Nalchik, with their dates