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When to plant garlic in Novara: 23 October – end of December

In Novara, garlic: plant from 23 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 Novara: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Novara from 23 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December, January; the coldest, January, averages -1.5 °C.

Planting23 October – end of December
First autumn frost22 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -1.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring4 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:36 on 23 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:43

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

Garlic in Novara: care after planting

Planted on 23 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 23 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 20 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 Novara, Locarno is 61 days earlier and Lugano 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Milan44 km31 October – end of December8 days later
Como54 km24 October – end of December1 day later
Lugano66 km5 November – end of December13 days later
Locarno81 km23 August – 27 October61 days earlier
Turin84 km21 October – end of December2 days earlier
Bergamo86 km19 October – end of December4 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Novara

Planting stock goes into the ground from 23 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Novara OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Novara?

In Novara, garlic: plant from 23 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 Novara?

Last spring frost around 20 March, first autumn frost around 22 November.

Other crops in Novara, with their dates