When to plant garlic in Amiens: 22 October – end of December

In Amiens, garlic: plant from 22 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Botanic (garden centre, 6 km) and Hortipassion (garden centre, 14 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 Amiens: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Amiens from 22 October 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 1.1 °C.

Planting	22 October – end of December
First autumn frost	21 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:25 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:05

Garlic in Amiens: care after planting

Planted on 22 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

22 October — feed: nitrogen
19 November — 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 Amiens, Reims is 4 days earlier and Bruges 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Lille	98 km	22 October – end of December	same day
Rouen	100 km	22 October – end of December	same day
Paris	116 km	21 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Mons	132 km	20 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Reims	144 km	18 October – end of December	4 days earlier
Bruges	160 km	31 October – end of December	9 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Amiens

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Amiens OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Botanic — garden centre
Mon–Sat 09:30–12:30, 14:00–19:00; Sun 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:30 · 6 km · botanic.com
Hortipassion — garden centre
Rue Godard Dubuc 12, 80650 Vignacourt · 14 km
Marché Bio — market
Impasse Marcel 4bis, 80136 Rivery · Fri 16:00–19:00 · 1 km · hortillondelune.fr
La Halle au Frais — market
Mon–Sun 08:30–20:30; Sat 08:30–12:30 · 1 km · halleaufrais.fr

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