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When to plant garlic in Saransk: 14 September – 29 October

In Saransk, garlic: plant from 14 September to about 29 October.

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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Saransk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Saransk from 14 September to about 29 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -11.7 °C.

Planting14 September – 29 October
First autumn frost14 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -11.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring14 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:51 on 14 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:20

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

Garlic in Saransk: care after planting

Planted on 14 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 14 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 12 October — 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 later than Saransk; the closest date is in Penza, 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Penza109 km15 September – 31 October1 day later
Ulyanovsk210 km23 September – 31 October9 days later
Nizhny Novgorod250 km18 September – 29 October4 days later
Cheboksary254 km17 September – 27 October3 days later
Tolyatti283 km23 September – 1 November9 days later
Tambov294 km19 September – 5 November5 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Saransk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 14 September to about 29 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Saransk OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop, 5 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Saransk?

In Saransk, garlic: plant from 14 September to about 29 October. 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 Saransk?

Last spring frost around 30 April, first autumn frost around 14 October.

Other crops in Saransk, with their dates