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When to plant garlic in Tambov: 19 September – 5 November

In Tambov, garlic: plant from 19 September to about 5 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Знаменское мясо и молоко (farm shop, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Tambov: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Tambov from 19 September to about 5 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -9.3 °C.

Planting19 September – 5 November
First autumn frost19 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -9.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring9 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:28 on 19 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:37

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

Garlic in Tambov: care after planting

Planted on 19 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 19 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 17 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 Tambov, Saransk is 5 days earlier and Voronezh 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Lipetsk129 km17 September – 9 November2 days earlier
Voronezh194 km29 September – 12 November10 days later
Ryazan239 km23 September – 5 November4 days later
Penza244 km15 September – 31 October4 days earlier
Stary Oskol293 km22 September – 13 November3 days later
Saransk294 km14 September – 29 October5 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Tambov

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 September to about 5 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Tambov OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Tambov?

In Tambov, garlic: plant from 19 September to about 5 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 Tambov?

Last spring frost around 29 April, first autumn frost around 19 October.

Other crops in Tambov, with their dates