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

In Rimini, garlic: plant from 12 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include I 2 Riccioli Verdi (garden centre, 9 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 Rimini: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Rimini 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	9:47 on 12 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:53

Garlic in Rimini: 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 Rimini's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
San Marino	16 km	12 November – end of December	same day
Ravenna	49 km	12 November – end of December	same day
Arezzo	87 km	22 October – end of December	21 days earlier
Ancona	91 km	11 November – end of December	1 day earlier
Perugia	107 km	26 October – end of December	17 days earlier
Bologna	109 km	30 October – end of December	13 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Rimini

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Rimini OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 7 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Vivaio Tano — plant nursery
12 km
L'orto e il Tuo Giardino — plant nursery
14 km
Pian del Pigro — farm shop
0 km
I 2 Riccioli Verdi — garden centre
Via Trasversale Marecchia, 47822 Santarcangelo di Romagna · Mon–Sat 08:00–12:30, 14:30–19:00; Sun 08:30–12:30 · 9 km · vivaioiduericcioliverdi.com

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