When to plant garlic in Radom: 16 October – 24 December
In Radom, garlic: plant from 16 October to about 24 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 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).
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Garlic in Radom: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Radom from 16 October to about 24 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -3.1 °C.
| Planting | 16 October – 24 December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 15 November |
| Coldest nights | January, -3.1 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 10 March |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: June |
| Daylight | 10:42 on 16 October |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 7:51 |
The same dates in Radom hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.
Garlic in Radom: care after planting
Planted on 16 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 16 October — feed: nitrogen
- 13 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 Radom, Kielce is 11 days earlier and Warsaw 2 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kielce | 69 km | 5 October – 13 December | 11 days earlier |
| Warsaw | 93 km | 18 October – 27 December | 2 days later |
| Lublin | 100 km | 11 October – 15 December | 5 days earlier |
| Łódź | 123 km | 5 October – 22 December | 11 days earlier |
| Częstochowa | 156 km | 11 October – 19 December | 5 days earlier |
| Rzeszów | 163 km | 16 October – 20 December | same day |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Radom
Planting stock goes into the ground from 16 October to about 24 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Radom OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 13 plant nurseries and 6 markets (collected 28 October 2026).
- Targ — market
Nowogrodzka 11, 26-600 Radom · 1 km - Agro-Max — garden centre
3 km · agro-max.com.pl - OBI Ogród — garden centre
1 km - Eden - Nawierzchnie & Ogrody — garden centre
2 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Radom?
In Radom, garlic: plant from 16 October to about 24 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 Radom?
Last spring frost around 20 April, first autumn frost around 15 November.
Other crops in Radom, with their dates
- Tomato · 13 May – 26 July
- Cucumber · 7 June – 31 August
- Bell Pepper · 7 June – 26 July
- Eggplant · 7 June – 26 July
- Zucchini · 7 June – 29 August
- Pumpkin · 7 June – 21 July
- Watermelon · 7 June – 6 August
- Peas · 30 March – 2 September
- Tulip · 16 October – 24 December
- Daffodil · 16 October – 24 December
- Crocus · 16 October – 24 December
- Hyacinth · 16 October – 24 December