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When to plant garlic in Quetta: 9 November – end of December

In Quetta, garlic: plant from 9 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 Quetta: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Quetta from 9 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 0.3 °C.

Planting9 November – end of December
First autumn frost9 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:47 on 9 November
Daylight at the winter solstice10:12

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

Garlic in Quetta: care after planting

Planted on 9 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 9 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 7 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Quetta; the closest date is in Sukkur, 39 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Sukkur329 km1 October39 days earlier
Multan428 km1 October39 days earlier
Bahawalpur458 km1 October39 days earlier
Hyderabad (Pakistan)552 km1 October39 days earlier
Karachi594 km1 October39 days earlier
Faisalabad595 km1 October39 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Quetta

Planting stock goes into the ground from 9 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Quetta OpenStreetMap lists 18 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Quetta?

In Quetta, garlic: plant from 9 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 Quetta?

Last spring frost around 13 February, first autumn frost around 9 December.

Other crops in Quetta, with their dates