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When to plant garlic in Novokuznetsk: 31 August – 10 October

In Novokuznetsk, garlic: plant from 31 August to about 10 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 Novokuznetsk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Novokuznetsk from 31 August to about 10 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, January, averages -19.5 °C.

Planting31 August – 10 October
First autumn frost30 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -19.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring22 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:49 on 31 August
Daylight at the winter solstice7:25

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

Garlic in Novokuznetsk: care after planting

Planted on 31 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 31 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 28 September — 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 Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo is 4 days earlier and Oskemen 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Kemerovo189 km27 August – 8 October4 days earlier
Barnaul227 km30 August – 13 October1 day earlier
Novosibirsk307 km29 August – 9 October2 days earlier
Tomsk334 km28 August – 8 October3 days earlier
Krasnoyarsk442 km28 August – 7 October3 days earlier
Oskemen525 km1 September – 18 October1 day later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Novokuznetsk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 31 August to about 10 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Novokuznetsk OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Novokuznetsk?

In Novokuznetsk, garlic: plant from 31 August to about 10 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 Novokuznetsk?

Last spring frost around 14 May, first autumn frost around 30 September.

Other crops in Novokuznetsk, with their dates