GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Parma: 30 October – end of December
In Parma, garlic: plant from 30 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.
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Garlic in Parma: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Parma from 30 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 January, average 0 °C.
| Planting | 30 October – end of December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 29 November |
| Coldest nights | January, 0 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 31 January |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: July |
| Daylight | 10:18 on 30 October |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 8:47 |
Garlic in Parma: care after planting
Planted on 30 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 30 October — feed: nitrogen
- 27 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 Parma, Verona is 2 days earlier and Piacenza 2 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modena | 50 km | 31 October – end of December | 1 day later |
| Mantua | 54 km | 29 October – end of December | 1 day earlier |
| Piacenza | 58 km | 1 November – end of December | 2 days later |
| Brescia | 83 km | 29 October – end of December | 1 day earlier |
| Bologna | 87 km | 30 October – end of December | same day |
| Verona | 88 km | 28 October – end of December | 2 days earlier |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Parma
Planting stock goes into the ground from 30 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Parma OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).
- Piante Saracchi — plant nursery
4 km - Vivaio Neri — plant nursery
9 km - Vivaio "Ardiani F.li" — plant nursery
12 km - L'Orto del Moro — farm shop
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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Parma?
In Parma, garlic: plant from 30 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 Parma?
Last spring frost around 18 March, first autumn frost around 29 November.
