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When to plant garlic in Athlone: 27 October – end of December

In Athlone, garlic: plant from 27 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 Athlone: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Athlone from 27 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 3.3 °C.

Planting27 October – end of December
First autumn frost26 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:51 on 27 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:29

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

Garlic in Athlone: care after planting

Planted on 27 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 27 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 24 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 Athlone, Kilkenny is 6 days earlier and Galway 2 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Galway76 km29 October – end of December2 days later
Limerick96 km22 October – end of December5 days earlier
Kilkenny97 km21 October – end of December6 days earlier
Sligo101 km22 October – end of December5 days earlier
Dublin112 km25 October – end of December2 days earlier
Dundalk120 km21 October – end of December6 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Athlone

Planting stock goes into the ground from 27 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Athlone OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops and 1 plant nursery (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Athlone?

In Athlone, garlic: plant from 27 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 Athlone?

Last spring frost around 25 February, first autumn frost around 26 November.

Other crops in Athlone, with their dates