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When to plant garlic in Pskov: 19 September – 17 November

In Pskov, garlic: plant from 19 September to about 17 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Садовый центр (garden centre, 2 km) and Пристань (garden centre, 4 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 Pskov: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Pskov from 19 September to about 17 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -6.5 °C.

Planting19 September – 17 November
First autumn frost19 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -6.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:33 on 19 September
Daylight at the winter solstice6:30

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

Garlic in Pskov: care after planting

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

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

  • 19 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 17 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 Pskov, Vitebsk is 3 days earlier and Riga 25 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Veliky Novgorod189 km19 September – 10 Novembersame day
Polatsk261 km20 September – 19 November1 day later
Saint Petersburg262 km20 September – 10 November1 day later
Riga271 km14 October – 8 December25 days later
Tallinn275 km2 October – 26 November13 days later
Vitebsk314 km16 September – 14 November3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Pskov

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 September to about 17 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Pskov OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 6 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Pskov?

In Pskov, garlic: plant from 19 September to about 17 November. 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 Pskov?

Last spring frost around 6 May, first autumn frost around 19 October.

Other crops in Pskov, with their dates