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When to plant garlic in Taraz: 20 September – 23 November

In Taraz, garlic: plant from 20 September to about 23 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 Taraz: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Taraz from 20 September to about 23 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–February; the coldest, January, averages -6.5 °C.

Planting20 September – 23 November
First autumn frost20 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -6.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring1 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:18 on 20 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:01

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

Garlic in Taraz: care after planting

Planted on 20 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 20 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 18 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Taraz; the closest date is in Turkistan, 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Shymkent158 km6 October – end of December16 days later
Namangan213 km9 October – end of December19 days later
Andijan249 km9 October – end of December19 days later
Tashkent250 km6 October – end of December16 days later
Turkistan256 km3 October – 30 November13 days later
Jalal-Abad257 km8 October – end of December18 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Taraz

Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 September to about 23 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Taraz OpenStreetMap lists 9 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Taraz?

In Taraz, garlic: plant from 20 September to about 23 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 Taraz?

Last spring frost around 1 April, first autumn frost around 20 October.

Other crops in Taraz, with their dates