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When to plant garlic in Annecy: 15 October – end of December

In Annecy, garlic: plant from 15 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.

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 Annecy: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Annecy from 15 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -1.6 °C.

Planting15 October – end of December
First autumn frost14 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -1.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:00 on 15 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:39

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

Garlic in Annecy: care after planting

Planted on 15 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 15 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 12 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 Annecy, Aosta is 65 days earlier and Lyon 11 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Geneva32 km18 October – end of December3 days later
Chambéry41 km21 October – end of December6 days later
Lausanne78 km21 October – end of December6 days later
Grenoble86 km25 September – 1 December20 days earlier
Aosta94 km11 August – 22 October65 days earlier
Lyon101 km26 October – end of December11 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Annecy

Planting stock goes into the ground from 15 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Annecy OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 7 markets and 19 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Annecy?

In Annecy, garlic: plant from 15 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 Annecy?

Last spring frost around 15 April, first autumn frost around 14 November.

Other crops in Annecy, with their dates