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When to plant garlic in Semey: 30 August – 18 October

In Semey, garlic: plant from 30 August to about 18 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 Semey: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Semey from 30 August to about 18 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–March; the coldest, January, averages -18 °C.

Planting30 August – 18 October
First autumn frost29 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -18 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring8 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:40 on 30 August
Daylight at the winter solstice8:00

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

Garlic in Semey: care after planting

Planted on 30 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 30 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 27 September — 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 Semey, Novosibirsk is 1 day earlier and Pavlodar 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Oskemen177 km1 September – 18 October2 days later
Pavlodar308 km4 September – 16 October5 days later
Barnaul406 km30 August – 13 Octobersame day
Karaganda514 km30 August – 16 Octobersame day
Novosibirsk543 km29 August – 9 October1 day earlier
Novokuznetsk599 km31 August – 10 October1 day later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Semey

Planting stock goes into the ground from 30 August to about 18 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Semey OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Semey?

In Semey, garlic: plant from 30 August to about 18 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 Semey?

Last spring frost around 25 April, first autumn frost around 29 September.

Other crops in Semey, with their dates