Greenly Garden
Get the app
EN

When to plant garlic in Samsun: 16 November – end of December

In Samsun, garlic: plant from 16 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 Samsun: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Samsun from 16 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 1.8 °C.

Planting16 November – end of December
First autumn frost16 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:52 on 16 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:12

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

Garlic in Samsun: care after planting

Planted on 16 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 16 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 14 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Samsun; the closest date is in Sochi, 2 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Trabzon286 km13 November – end of December3 days earlier
Kayseri295 km11 October – end of December36 days earlier
Ankara330 km4 October – end of December43 days earlier
Sochi379 km14 November – end of December2 days earlier
Novorossiysk400 km27 October – end of December20 days earlier
Batumi444 km13 November – end of December3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Samsun

Planting stock goes into the ground from 16 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Samsun OpenStreetMap lists 5 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Samsun?

In Samsun, garlic: plant from 16 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 Samsun?

Last spring frost around 31 March, first autumn frost around 16 December.

Other crops in Samsun, with their dates