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When to plant garlic in Van: 29 September – 21 November

In Van, garlic: plant from 29 September to about 21 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 Van: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Van from 29 September to about 21 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -9.8 °C.

Planting29 September – 21 November
First autumn frost29 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -9.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring5 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:54 on 29 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:29

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

Garlic in Van: care after planting

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

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

  • 29 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 27 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 Van, Vanadzor is 34 days earlier and Ganja 43 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Yerevan212 km3 October – 4 December4 days later
Erzurum240 km16 September – 20 November13 days earlier
Gyumri259 km20 September – 23 November9 days earlier
Vanadzor275 km26 August – 29 October34 days earlier
Diyarbakır282 km26 October – end of December27 days later
Ganja353 km11 November – end of December43 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Van

Planting stock goes into the ground from 29 September to about 21 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Van OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Van?

In Van, garlic: plant from 29 September to about 21 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 Van?

Last spring frost around 24 April, first autumn frost around 29 October.

Other crops in Van, with their dates