When to plant garlic in Ajaccio: 9 November – end of December

In Ajaccio, garlic: plant from 9 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Pepiniere De Suartello (garden centre, 4 km) and Gamm Vert (garden centre, 4 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 Ajaccio: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ajaccio from 9 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 4.3 °C.

Planting	9 November – end of December
First autumn frost	9 December
Coldest nights	January, 4.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:04 on 9 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:07

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

Garlic in Ajaccio: care after planting

Planted on 9 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

9 November — feed: nitrogen
7 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 Ajaccio; the closest date is in Nice, 2 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Sassari	133 km	1 October	39 days earlier
Livorno	222 km	1 October	39 days earlier
Nice	231 km	7 November – end of December	2 days earlier
Pisa	241 km	19 October – end of December	21 days earlier
Siena	263 km	28 October – end of December	12 days earlier
Toulon	266 km	1 October	39 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ajaccio

Planting stock goes into the ground from 9 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ajaccio OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Pépinière Rivière — garden centre
Route de Pila Canale, 20117 Cauro · Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00, 15:00–18:30; Sat 09:00–12:00, 15:00–18:30 · 8 km
Gamm Vert — garden centre
Mon–Sat 08:30–19:00; Sun 09:00–13:00 · 4 km
Pepiniere De Suartello — garden centre
Mon–Sat 08:00–12:00, 14:00–18:30 · 4 km
Gamm Vert — garden centre
Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 · 8 km

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