When to plant garlic in Sochi: 14 November – end of December

In Sochi, garlic: plant from 14 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 Sochi: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Sochi from 14 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 3.5 °C.

Planting	14 November – end of December
First autumn frost	14 December
Coldest nights	January, 3.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	9:44 on 14 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:56

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

Garlic in Sochi: care after planting

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

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

14 November — feed: nitrogen
12 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 Sochi, Stavropol is 43 days earlier and Kutaisi 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Krasnodar	171 km	19 October – end of December	26 days earlier
Novorossiysk	201 km	27 October – end of December	18 days earlier
Stavropol	240 km	2 October – 7 December	43 days earlier
Batumi	269 km	13 November – end of December	1 day earlier
Kutaisi	284 km	20 November – end of December	6 days later
Trabzon	288 km	13 November – end of December	1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Sochi

Planting stock goes into the ground from 14 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Sochi OpenStreetMap lists 10 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Южный рынок — market
13 km
Ярмарка выходного дня — market
Thu–Sat 08:00–19:00 · 2 km
ТК "Вертодром" — market
Mon–Sun 08:00–19:00 · 3 km
Ярмарка выходного дня — market
Fri–Sun 08:00–17:00 · 7 km

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