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When to plant garlic in Veliky Novgorod: 19 September – 10 November

In Veliky Novgorod, garlic: plant from 19 September to about 10 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 Veliky Novgorod: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Veliky Novgorod from 19 September to about 10 November; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -7.8 °C.

Planting19 September – 10 November
First autumn frost19 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -7.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring13 April
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight12:34 on 19 September
Daylight at the winter solstice6:19

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

Garlic in Veliky Novgorod: care after planting

Planted on 19 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 19 September — feed: nitrogen
  • 17 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 Veliky Novgorod, Tver is 9 days earlier and Tallinn 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Saint Petersburg167 km20 September – 10 November1 day later
Pskov189 km19 September – 17 Novembersame day
Tver331 km10 September – 1 November9 days earlier
Polatsk369 km20 September – 19 November1 day later
Vitebsk376 km16 September – 14 November3 days earlier
Tallinn387 km2 October – 26 November13 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Veliky Novgorod

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 September to about 10 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Veliky Novgorod OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Veliky Novgorod?

In Veliky Novgorod, garlic: plant from 19 September to about 10 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 Veliky Novgorod?

Last spring frost around 2 May, first autumn frost around 19 October.

Other crops in Veliky Novgorod, with their dates