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When to plant garlic in Trabzon: 13 November – end of December

In Trabzon, garlic: plant from 13 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 Trabzon: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Trabzon from 13 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4.2 °C.

Planting13 November – end of December
First autumn frost13 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 4.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:59 on 13 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:13

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

Garlic in Trabzon: care after planting

Planted on 13 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 13 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 11 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 Trabzon, Erzurum is 58 days earlier and Kutaisi 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Batumi175 km13 November – end of Decembersame day
Erzurum180 km16 September – 20 November58 days earlier
Kutaisi284 km20 November – end of December7 days later
Samsun286 km16 November – end of December3 days later
Sochi288 km14 November – end of December1 day later
Diyarbakır348 km26 October – end of December18 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Trabzon

Planting stock goes into the ground from 13 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Trabzon OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 21 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Trabzon?

In Trabzon, garlic: plant from 13 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 Trabzon?

Last spring frost around 13 March, first autumn frost around 13 December.

Other crops in Trabzon, with their dates