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When to plant garlic in Pescara: 10 November – end of December

In Pescara, garlic: plant from 10 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Centro Per L'Agricoltura (farm supply, 8 km) and Consorzio Agrario (farm supply, 9 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 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 Pescara: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Pescara from 10 November 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 4.1 °C.

Planting10 November – end of December
First autumn frost10 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 4.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:59 on 10 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:04

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

Garlic in Pescara: care after planting

Planted on 10 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 10 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 8 December — 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 Pescara, Naples is 40 days earlier and Foggia 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
L'Aquila67 km13 October – end of December28 days earlier
Ancona140 km11 November – end of December1 day later
Rome153 km10 November – end of Decembersame day
Foggia158 km20 November – end of December10 days later
Perugia164 km26 October – end of December15 days earlier
Naples179 km1 October40 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Pescara

Planting stock goes into the ground from 10 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Pescara OpenStreetMap lists 17 garden centres, 14 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 13 markets and 10 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Pescara?

In Pescara, garlic: plant from 10 November 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 Pescara?

Last spring frost around 11 February, first autumn frost around 10 December.

Other crops in Pescara, with their dates