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When to plant garlic in Pisa: 19 October – end of December

In Pisa, garlic: plant from 19 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 Pisa: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Pisa from 19 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -1.8 °C.

Planting19 October – end of December
First autumn frost18 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -1.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring20 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:53 on 19 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:55

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

Garlic in Pisa: care after planting

Planted on 19 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 19 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 16 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 Pisa, Livorno is 18 days earlier and Modena 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Livorno20 km1 October18 days earlier
Florence69 km28 October – end of December9 days later
Siena87 km28 October – end of December9 days later
Modena113 km31 October – end of December12 days later
Bologna115 km30 October – end of December11 days later
Parma121 km30 October – end of December11 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Pisa

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Pisa OpenStreetMap lists 12 garden centres, 9 farm-supply shops and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Pisa?

In Pisa, garlic: plant from 19 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 Pisa?

Last spring frost around 9 April, first autumn frost around 18 November.

Other crops in Pisa, with their dates