When to plant garlic in Petrozavodsk: 17 September – 24 October

In Petrozavodsk, garlic: plant from 17 September to about 24 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Клевер (garden centre, 2 km) and Крокус (garden centre, 2 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 Petrozavodsk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Petrozavodsk from 17 September to about 24 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -10.4 °C.

Planting	17 September – 24 October
First autumn frost	17 October
Coldest nights	January, -10.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 May
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight	12:50 on 17 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	5:14

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

Garlic in Petrozavodsk: care after planting

Planted on 17 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

17 September — feed: nitrogen
15 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 Petrozavodsk, Arkhangelsk is 9 days earlier and Saint Petersburg 3 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Saint Petersburg	299 km	20 September – 10 November	3 days later
Cherepovets	353 km	17 September – 25 October	same day
Veliky Novgorod	400 km	19 September – 10 November	2 days later
Vologda	415 km	10 September – 25 October	7 days earlier
Arkhangelsk	438 km	8 September – 20 October	9 days earlier
Helsinki	538 km	20 September – 25 November	3 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Petrozavodsk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 September to about 24 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Petrozavodsk OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Клевер — garden centre
Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00; Sat, Sun 11:00–17:00 · 2 km
Крокус — garden centre
Mon–Fri 11:00–20:00; Sat 11:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 2 km
Клевер — garden centre
Mon–Sun 10:00–20:00 · 3 km
Эссойла — farm shop
Ключевая улица, Петрозаводск · 5 km

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