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When to plant garlic in Nikopol: 21 October – end of December

In Nikopol, garlic: plant from 21 October 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 Nikopol: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Nikopol from 21 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January, February; the coldest, January, averages -2.5 °C.

Planting21 October – end of December
First autumn frost20 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -2.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring7 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:36 on 21 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:26

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

Garlic in Nikopol: care after planting

Planted on 21 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 21 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 18 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 Nikopol; the closest date is in Zaporizhzhia, 8 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Zaporizhzhia64 km13 October – 20 December8 days earlier
Kryvyi Rih84 km8 October – 16 December13 days earlier
Kamianske106 km9 October – 8 December12 days earlier
Dnipro110 km9 October – 12 December12 days earlier
Pavlohrad153 km7 October – 7 December14 days earlier
Oleksandriia154 km8 October – 7 December13 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Nikopol

Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Nikopol OpenStreetMap lists 3 farm-supply shops and 6 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Nikopol?

In Nikopol, garlic: plant from 21 October 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 Nikopol?

Last spring frost around 25 March, first autumn frost around 20 November.

Other crops in Nikopol, with their dates