When to plant garlic in Trieste: 29 October – end of December

In Trieste, garlic: plant from 29 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Biogeste Vivai & Giardini (garden centre, 2 km) and Ever Green (garden centre, 7 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 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 Trieste: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Trieste from 29 October 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 0.1 °C.

Planting	29 October – end of December
First autumn frost	28 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	2 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:18 on 29 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:41

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

Garlic in Trieste: care after planting

Planted on 29 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

29 October — feed: nitrogen
26 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

Around Trieste, Klagenfurt is 65 days earlier and Venice 8 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Udine	63 km	23 October – end of December	6 days earlier
Venice	115 km	6 November – end of December	8 days later
Klagenfurt	115 km	25 August – 30 October	65 days earlier
Treviso	120 km	24 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Padua	150 km	29 October – end of December	same day
Zagreb	172 km	23 October – end of December	6 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Trieste

Planting stock goes into the ground from 29 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Trieste OpenStreetMap lists 19 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 9 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Ever Green — garden centre
Via Dragotin Kette / Kettejeva ulica 13a, 34149 Trieste · Mon 08:30–13:30, Tue–Sat 08:30–13:30, 15:30–19:00; public holidays closed · 7 km · agroevergreen.it
Biogeste Vivai & Giardini — garden centre
Via Brandesia 13, 34128 Trieste · Mon–Sat 08:30–19:00; public holidays closed · 2 km
Agropreskrba — garden centre
Partizanska cesta 70, 6210 Sežana · Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00 · 9 km
Agraria / Semenarna Stanissa — garden centre
Aurisina / Nabrežina 160, 34011 Duino Aurisina / Devin - Nabrežina · Mon 08:00–13:00; Tue–Sat 08:00–13:00, 15:00–19:00; public holidays closed · 14 km

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