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When to plant garlic in Piacenza: 1 November – end of December

In Piacenza, garlic: plant from 1 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.

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 Piacenza: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Piacenza from 1 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -0.2 °C.

Planting1 November – end of December
First autumn frost1 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, -0.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring30 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:11 on 1 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:46

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

Garlic in Piacenza: care after planting

Planted on 1 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Piacenza; the closest date is in Milan, 1 day earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Parma58 km30 October – end of December2 days earlier
Milan60 km31 October – end of December1 day earlier
Brescia68 km29 October – end of December3 days earlier
Bergamo72 km19 October – end of December13 days earlier
Mantua87 km29 October – end of December3 days earlier
Genoa93 km27 October – end of December5 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Piacenza

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Piacenza OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 7 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Piacenza?

In Piacenza, garlic: plant from 1 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 Piacenza?

Last spring frost around 20 March, first autumn frost around 1 December.

Other crops in Piacenza, with their dates