When to plant garlic in Vologda: 10 September – 25 October

In Vologda, garlic: plant from 10 September to about 25 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include КУБ (garden centre, 2 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 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 Vologda: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Vologda from 10 September to about 25 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -11.1 °C.

Planting	10 September – 25 October
First autumn frost	10 October
Coldest nights	January, -11.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	23 April
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight	13:22 on 10 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	6:07

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

Garlic in Vologda: care after planting

Planted on 10 September: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

10 September — feed: nitrogen
8 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

2 of the nearest cities share Vologda's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Cherepovets	113 km	17 September – 25 October	7 days later
Kostroma	172 km	11 September – 27 October	1 day later
Yaroslavl	177 km	10 September – 29 October	same day
Ivanovo	255 km	11 September – 28 October	1 day later
Vladimir	344 km	15 September – 30 October	5 days later
Tver	352 km	10 September – 1 November	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Vologda

Planting stock goes into the ground from 10 September to about 25 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Vologda OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

КУБ — garden centre
Гончарная улица 4Б · Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–16:00; Sun 09:00–15:00 · 2 km
Рынок на Северной — market
Северная улица 5, Вологда · 3 km
Городской рынок — market
Tue–Sun 07:15–19:00; Mon 07:15–16:00 · 0 km
Рынок — market
Mon–Sun 08:30–19:00 · 3 km

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