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When to plant garlic in Perugia: 26 October – end of December

In Perugia, garlic: plant from 26 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.

Garlic in Perugia: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Perugia from 26 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 0.4 °C.

Planting26 October – end of December
First autumn frost25 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:35 on 26 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:59

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

Garlic in Perugia: care after planting

Planted on 26 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 26 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 23 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 Perugia, Arezzo is 4 days earlier and San Marino 17 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Arezzo57 km22 October – end of December4 days earlier
Siena89 km28 October – end of December2 days later
San Marino92 km12 November – end of December17 days later
Rimini107 km12 November – end of December17 days later
Ancona108 km11 November – end of December16 days later
Florence117 km28 October – end of December2 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Perugia

Planting stock goes into the ground from 26 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Perugia OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 4 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Perugia?

In Perugia, garlic: plant from 26 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 Perugia?

Last spring frost around 7 April, first autumn frost around 25 November.

Other crops in Perugia, with their dates