When to plant garlic in Ravenna: 12 November – end of December

In Ravenna, garlic: plant from 12 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Laghi Daniele vendita e assistenza tosaerba (farm supply, 3 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 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 Ravenna: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ravenna from 12 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 2.2 °C.

Planting	12 November – end of December
First autumn frost	12 December
Coldest nights	January, 2.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	9:45 on 12 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:50

Garlic in Ravenna: care after planting

Planted on 12 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

12 November — feed: nitrogen
10 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

2 of the nearest cities share Ravenna's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Rimini	49 km	12 November – end of December	same day
San Marino	56 km	12 November – end of December	same day
Ferrara	66 km	29 October – end of December	14 days earlier
Bologna	69 km	30 October – end of December	13 days earlier
Florence	103 km	28 October – end of December	15 days earlier
Modena	104 km	31 October – end of December	12 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ravenna

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ravenna OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop and 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Laghi Daniele vendita e assistenza tosaerba — farm supply
Via Sant'Alberto 249, 48123 Ravenna · 3 km
Il Gelso — garden centre
6 km · gardencenterilgelso.it
Mercato coperto — market
14 km
Mercato Ambulante di Piazza Zaccagnini — market
Wed 05:30–14:00, Sat 05:30–14:00 · 1 km

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