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When to plant garlic in Udine: 23 October – end of December

In Udine, garlic: plant from 23 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 Udine: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Udine from 23 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -0.8 °C.

Planting23 October – end of December
First autumn frost22 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -0.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring22 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:34 on 23 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:38

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

Garlic in Udine: care after planting

Planted on 23 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 23 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 20 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 Udine, Klagenfurt is 59 days earlier and Venice 14 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Trieste63 km29 October – end of December6 days later
Treviso89 km24 October – end of December1 day later
Venice99 km6 November – end of December14 days later
Klagenfurt102 km25 August – 30 October59 days earlier
Padua129 km29 October – end of December6 days later
Vicenza143 km25 October – end of December2 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Udine

Planting stock goes into the ground from 23 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Udine OpenStreetMap lists 16 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 6 markets and 18 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Udine?

In Udine, garlic: plant from 23 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 Udine?

Last spring frost around 25 March, first autumn frost around 22 November.

Other crops in Udine, with their dates