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When to plant garlic in Penza: 15 September – 31 October

In Penza, garlic: plant from 15 September to about 31 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Дорожка (farm shop, 0 km) and Марта (farm shop, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Penza: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Penza from 15 September to about 31 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -11.2 °C.

Planting15 September – 31 October
First autumn frost15 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -11.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:45 on 15 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:32

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

Garlic in Penza: care after planting

Planted on 15 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 15 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 13 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

Around Penza, Saransk is 1 day earlier and Saratov 11 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Saransk109 km14 September – 29 October1 day earlier
Saratov198 km26 September – 7 November11 days later
Tambov244 km19 September – 5 November4 days later
Ulyanovsk255 km23 September – 31 October8 days later
Tolyatti290 km23 September – 1 November8 days later
Samara342 km21 September – 30 October6 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Penza

Planting stock goes into the ground from 15 September to about 31 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Penza OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 7 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Penza?

In Penza, garlic: plant from 15 September to about 31 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 Penza?

Last spring frost around 30 April, first autumn frost around 15 October.

Other crops in Penza, with their dates