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When to plant garlic in Trento: 11 October – end of December

In Trento, garlic: plant from 11 October 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 Trento: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Trento from 11 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.1 °C.

Planting11 October – end of December
First autumn frost10 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -3.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring21 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:12 on 11 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:38

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

Garlic in Trento: care after planting

Planted on 11 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 11 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 8 November — 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 Trento; the closest date is in Bolzano, 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Bolzano51 km17 October – end of December6 days later
Vicenza67 km25 October – end of December14 days later
Verona71 km28 October – end of December17 days later
Brescia92 km29 October – end of December18 days later
Padua94 km29 October – end of December18 days later
Treviso97 km24 October – end of December13 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Trento

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Trento OpenStreetMap lists 17 garden centres, 6 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Trento?

In Trento, garlic: plant from 11 October 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 Trento?

Last spring frost around 4 April, first autumn frost around 10 November.

Other crops in Trento, with their dates