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When to plant garlic in Turin: 21 October – end of December

In Turin, garlic: plant from 21 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 Turin: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Turin from 21 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December, January; the coldest, January, averages -1.8 °C.

Planting21 October – end of December
First autumn frost20 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -1.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring4 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:43 on 21 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:45

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

Garlic in Turin: care after planting

Planted on 21 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 21 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 18 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 Turin, Aosta is 71 days earlier and Milan 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Aosta80 km11 August – 22 October71 days earlier
Novara84 km23 October – end of December2 days later
Genoa122 km27 October – end of December6 days later
Milan125 km31 October – end of December10 days later
Sion132 km19 September – 19 November32 days earlier
Como136 km24 October – end of December3 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Turin

Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Turin OpenStreetMap lists 19 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 56 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Turin?

In Turin, garlic: plant from 21 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 Turin?

Last spring frost around 16 March, first autumn frost around 20 November.

Other crops in Turin, with their dates