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When to plant garlic in Reggio Calabria: 19 November – end of December

In Reggio Calabria, garlic: plant from 19 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 Reggio Calabria: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Reggio Calabria from 19 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 4.6 °C.

Planting19 November – end of December
First autumn frost19 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 4.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:01 on 19 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:31

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

Garlic in Reggio Calabria: care after planting

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

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

  • 19 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 17 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

Around Reggio Calabria, Messina is 49 days earlier and Palermo 4 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Messina12 km1 October49 days earlier
Catania84 km1 October49 days earlier
Syracuse119 km1 October49 days earlier
Cosenza142 km31 October – end of December19 days earlier
Palermo200 km23 November – end of December4 days later
Potenza282 km26 October – end of December24 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Reggio Calabria

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Reggio Calabria OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 8 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Reggio Calabria?

In Reggio Calabria, garlic: plant from 19 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 Reggio Calabria?

Last spring frost around 27 February, first autumn frost around 19 December.

Other crops in Reggio Calabria, with their dates