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When to plant garlic in Pavlodar: 4 September – 16 October

In Pavlodar, garlic: plant from 4 September to about 16 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 Pavlodar: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Pavlodar from 4 September to about 16 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -18.5 °C.

Planting4 September – 16 October
First autumn frost4 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -18.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring12 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:27 on 4 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:42

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

Garlic in Pavlodar: care after planting

Planted on 4 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 4 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 2 October — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Pavlodar; the closest date is in Oskemen, 3 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Semey308 km30 August – 18 October5 days earlier
Omsk383 km29 August – 12 October6 days earlier
Karaganda387 km30 August – 16 October5 days earlier
Astana400 km30 August – 15 October5 days earlier
Oskemen472 km1 September – 18 October3 days earlier
Barnaul472 km30 August – 13 October5 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Pavlodar

Planting stock goes into the ground from 4 September to about 16 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Pavlodar OpenStreetMap lists 3 farm-supply shops, 1 market and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Pavlodar?

In Pavlodar, garlic: plant from 4 September to about 16 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 Pavlodar?

Last spring frost around 2 May, first autumn frost around 4 October.

Other crops in Pavlodar, with their dates