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When to plant garlic in Tokyo: 14 November – end of December

In Tokyo, garlic: plant from 14 November to the end of December.

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 average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Tokyo: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Tokyo from 14 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -0.1 °C.

Planting14 November – end of December
First autumn frost14 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, -0.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring8 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:20 on 14 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:44

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

Garlic in Tokyo: care after planting

Planted on 14 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 14 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 12 December — 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 Tokyo, Sendai is 21 days earlier and Niigata 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Hamamatsu209 km18 November – end of December4 days later
Niigata255 km20 November – end of December6 days later
Nagoya259 km10 November – end of December4 days earlier
Sendai305 km24 October – end of December21 days earlier
Kyoto363 km7 November – end of December7 days earlier
Osaka397 km17 November – end of December3 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Tokyo

Planting stock goes into the ground from 14 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Tokyo OpenStreetMap lists 30 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 28 markets and 31 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Tokyo?

In Tokyo, garlic: plant from 14 November to the end of December. 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 Tokyo?

Last spring frost around 17 March, first autumn frost around 14 December.

Other crops in Tokyo, with their dates