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When to plant garlic in Angers: 28 October – end of December

In Angers, garlic: plant from 28 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Ferme Bio Le Champ Bossé (farm shop, 6 km) and La Ferme Angevine (farm shop, 6 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 Angers: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Angers from 28 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 2.8 °C.

Planting28 October – end of December
First autumn frost27 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:14 on 28 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:27

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

Garlic in Angers: care after planting

Planted on 28 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 28 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 25 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 Angers, Poitiers is 8 days earlier and La Rochelle 15 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Nantes80 km30 October – end of December2 days later
Le Mans81 km25 October – end of December3 days earlier
Tours94 km28 October – end of Decembersame day
Rennes110 km29 October – end of December1 day later
Poitiers120 km20 October – end of December8 days earlier
La Rochelle153 km12 November – end of December15 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Angers

Planting stock goes into the ground from 28 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Angers OpenStreetMap lists 12 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries, 22 markets and 14 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Angers?

In Angers, garlic: plant from 28 October 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 Angers?

Last spring frost around 12 March, first autumn frost around 27 November.

Other crops in Angers, with their dates