When to plant garlic in Taranto

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 Vivaio Forestale Leggiadrezze (garden centre, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Taranto: 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 6.3 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 6.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:48 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:17

Garlic in Taranto: 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 Taranto's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Lecce	79 km	by 28 October	27 days later
Bari	80 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Potenza	123 km	26 October – end of December	25 days later
Cosenza	155 km	31 October – end of December	30 days later
Foggia	181 km	20 November – end of December	50 days later
Salerno	209 km	11 November – end of December	41 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Taranto

Within 15 km of Taranto OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 4 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercato Fadini — market
1 km
mercato salinella — market
2 km
Mercato Orsini — market
4 km
Vivaio Forestale Leggiadrezze — garden centre
Contrada Leggiadrezze, 74123 Taranto · 4 km · arifpuglia.it