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When to plant garlic in Novorossiysk: 27 October – end of December

In Novorossiysk, garlic: plant from 27 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 Novorossiysk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Novorossiysk from 27 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 0.5 °C.

Planting27 October – end of December
First autumn frost26 November
Coldest nightsFebruary, 0.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:27 on 27 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:48

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

Garlic in Novorossiysk: care after planting

Planted on 27 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 27 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 24 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 Novorossiysk, Stavropol is 25 days earlier and Samsun 20 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Krasnodar102 km19 October – end of December8 days earlier
Sochi201 km14 November – end of December18 days later
Taganrog293 km16 October – 19 December11 days earlier
Rostov-on-Don316 km10 October – 9 December17 days earlier
Stavropol333 km2 October – 7 December25 days earlier
Samsun400 km16 November – end of December20 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Novorossiysk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 27 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Novorossiysk OpenStreetMap lists 10 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Novorossiysk?

In Novorossiysk, garlic: plant from 27 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 Novorossiysk?

Last spring frost around 19 March, first autumn frost around 26 November.

Other crops in Novorossiysk, with their dates