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When to plant garlic in Salerno: 11 November – end of December

In Salerno, garlic: plant from 11 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 Salerno: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Salerno from 11 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 2.3 °C.

Planting11 November – end of December
First autumn frost11 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:05 on 11 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:15

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

Garlic in Salerno: care after planting

Planted on 11 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 11 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 9 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 Salerno, Naples is 41 days earlier and Foggia 9 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Naples48 km1 October41 days earlier
Potenza86 km26 October – end of December16 days earlier
Foggia108 km20 November – end of December9 days later
Bari182 km1 October – end of December41 days earlier
Cosenza198 km31 October – end of December11 days earlier
Pescara204 km10 November – end of December1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Salerno

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Salerno OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Salerno?

In Salerno, garlic: plant from 11 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 Salerno?

Last spring frost around 8 March, first autumn frost around 11 December.

Other crops in Salerno, with their dates