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When to plant garlic in Taldykorgan: 8 September – 4 November

In Taldykorgan, garlic: plant from 8 September to about 4 November.

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 Taldykorgan: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Taldykorgan from 8 September to about 4 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -13.4 °C.

Planting8 September – 4 November
First autumn frost8 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -13.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring23 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:56 on 8 September
Daylight at the winter solstice8:46

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

Garlic in Taldykorgan: care after planting

Planted on 8 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 8 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 6 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

Around Taldykorgan, Semey is 9 days earlier and Jalal-Abad 30 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Almaty230 km6 September – 6 November2 days earlier
Karakol281 km31 August – 21 October8 days earlier
Bishkek386 km23 September – 4 December15 days later
Taraz608 km20 September – 23 November12 days later
Semey617 km30 August – 18 October9 days earlier
Jalal-Abad630 km8 October – end of December30 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Taldykorgan

Planting stock goes into the ground from 8 September to about 4 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Taldykorgan OpenStreetMap lists 1 market and 77 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Taldykorgan?

In Taldykorgan, garlic: plant from 8 September to about 4 November. 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 Taldykorgan?

Last spring frost around 13 April, first autumn frost around 8 October.

Other crops in Taldykorgan, with their dates