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When to plant garlic in St. Petersburg

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Corner Garden Produce (farm shop, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in St. Petersburg: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 12.7 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 12.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:55 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice10:23

Garlic in St. Petersburg: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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

1 of the nearest cities share St. Petersburg's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Tampa25 kmby 24 November54 days later
Orlando150 kmby 25 November55 days later
Fort Myers156 km1 Octobersame day
Gainesville206 kmby 24 November54 days later
Jacksonville296 kmby 27 November57 days later
Tallahassee331 kmby 23 November53 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in St. Petersburg

Within 15 km of St. Petersburg OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Other crops in St. Petersburg, with their dates