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When to plant garlic in Osh: 7 October – 27 December

In Osh, garlic: plant from 7 October to about 27 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 Osh: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Osh from 7 October to about 27 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -4.8 °C.

Planting7 October – 27 December
First autumn frost6 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -4.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring26 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:32 on 7 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:16

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

Garlic in Osh: care after planting

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

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

  • 7 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 4 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 Osh, Taraz is 17 days earlier and Andijan 2 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Jalal-Abad48 km8 October – end of December1 day later
Andijan48 km9 October – end of December2 days later
Namangan109 km9 October – end of December2 days later
Taraz289 km20 September – 23 November17 days earlier
Bishkek300 km23 September – 4 December14 days earlier
Tashkent311 km6 October – end of December1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Osh

Planting stock goes into the ground from 7 October to about 27 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Osh OpenStreetMap lists 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Osh?

In Osh, garlic: plant from 7 October to about 27 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 Osh?

Last spring frost around 27 March, first autumn frost around 6 November.

Other crops in Osh, with their dates