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When to plant garlic in Venice: 6 November – end of December

In Venice, garlic: plant from 6 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Laguna Fiorita Onlus (garden centre, 1 km) and Azienda Agricola Flor Claudia e Cristina (garden centre, 11 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Venice: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Venice from 6 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.9 °C.

Planting6 November – end of December
First autumn frost6 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring8 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:56 on 6 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:43

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

Garlic in Venice: care after planting

Planted on 6 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 6 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 4 December — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Venice; the closest date is in Padua, 8 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Treviso27 km24 October – end of December13 days earlier
Padua35 km29 October – end of December8 days earlier
Vicenza62 km25 October – end of December12 days earlier
Ferrara87 km29 October – end of December8 days earlier
Udine99 km23 October – end of December14 days earlier
Verona105 km28 October – end of December9 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Venice

Planting stock goes into the ground from 6 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Venice OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Venice?

In Venice, garlic: plant from 6 November 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 Venice?

Last spring frost around 19 February, first autumn frost around 6 December.

Other crops in Venice, with their dates