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When to plant garlic in Turkistan: 3 October – 30 November

In Turkistan, garlic: plant from 3 October to about 30 November.

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 Turkistan: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Turkistan from 3 October to about 30 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–February; the coldest, January, averages -5.1 °C.

Planting3 October – 30 November
First autumn frost2 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -5.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring5 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:40 on 3 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:58

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

Garlic in Turkistan: care after planting

Planted on 3 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 3 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 31 October — 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 Turkistan, Taraz is 13 days earlier and Namangan 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Shymkent151 km6 October – end of December3 days later
Tashkent235 km6 October – end of December3 days later
Taraz256 km20 September – 23 November13 days earlier
Kyzylorda280 km20 September – 11 November13 days earlier
Namangan379 km9 October – end of December6 days later
Samarkand419 km5 October – end of December2 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Turkistan

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 October to about 30 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Turkistan OpenStreetMap lists 5 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Turkistan?

In Turkistan, garlic: plant from 3 October to about 30 November. 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 Turkistan?

Last spring frost around 24 March, first autumn frost around 2 November.

Other crops in Turkistan, with their dates