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When to plant garlic in Oskemen: 1 September – 18 October

In Oskemen, garlic: plant from 1 September to about 18 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 Oskemen: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Oskemen from 1 September to about 18 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, January, averages -18.1 °C.

Planting1 September – 18 October
First autumn frost1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -18.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring14 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:32 on 1 September
Daylight at the winter solstice8:05

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

Garlic in Oskemen: care after planting

Planted on 1 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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 Oskemen, Novosibirsk is 3 days earlier and Taldykorgan 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Semey177 km30 August – 18 October2 days earlier
Barnaul386 km30 August – 13 October2 days earlier
Pavlodar472 km4 September – 16 October3 days later
Novokuznetsk525 km31 August – 10 October1 day earlier
Novosibirsk565 km29 August – 9 October3 days earlier
Taldykorgan634 km8 September – 4 November7 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Oskemen

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 September to about 18 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Oskemen OpenStreetMap lists 12 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Oskemen?

In Oskemen, garlic: plant from 1 September to about 18 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 Oskemen?

Last spring frost around 3 May, first autumn frost around 1 October.

Other crops in Oskemen, with their dates