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When to plant garlic in Tomsk: 28 August – 8 October

In Tomsk, garlic: plant from 28 August to about 8 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Ягоды, Фрукты (farm shop, 5 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 Tomsk: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Tomsk from 28 August to about 8 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, January, averages -19.9 °C.

Planting28 August – 8 October
First autumn frost27 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -19.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring30 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight14:14 on 28 August
Daylight at the winter solstice6:50

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

Garlic in Tomsk: care after planting

Planted on 28 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 28 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 25 September — 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 Tomsk, Kemerovo is 1 day earlier and Pavlodar 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Kemerovo146 km27 August – 8 October1 day earlier
Novosibirsk208 km29 August – 9 October1 day later
Novokuznetsk334 km31 August – 10 October3 days later
Barnaul359 km30 August – 13 October2 days later
Krasnoyarsk489 km28 August – 7 Octobersame day
Pavlodar698 km4 September – 16 October7 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Tomsk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 28 August to about 8 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Tomsk OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 13 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Tomsk?

In Tomsk, garlic: plant from 28 August to about 8 October. 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 Tomsk?

Last spring frost around 20 May, first autumn frost around 27 September.

Other crops in Tomsk, with their dates