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When to plant garlic in Samarkand: 5 October – end of December

In Samarkand, garlic: plant from 5 October 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 Samarkand: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Samarkand from 5 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -2.7 °C.

Planting5 October – end of December
First autumn frost4 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -2.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring21 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:38 on 5 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:22

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

Garlic in Samarkand: care after planting

Planted on 5 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 5 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 2 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 Samarkand, Turkistan is 2 days earlier and Namangan 4 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Bukhara218 km6 October – end of December1 day later
Tashkent266 km6 October – end of December1 day later
Shymkent372 km6 October – end of December1 day later
Turkistan419 km3 October – 30 November2 days earlier
Namangan426 km9 October – end of December4 days later
Andijan474 km9 October – end of December4 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Samarkand

Planting stock goes into the ground from 5 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Samarkand OpenStreetMap lists 6 farm-supply shops and 14 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Samarkand?

In Samarkand, garlic: plant from 5 October 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 Samarkand?

Last spring frost around 19 March, first autumn frost around 4 November.

Other crops in Samarkand, with their dates