When to plant garlic in Augsburg: 10 October – end of December

In Augsburg, garlic: plant from 10 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hofladen Schweiger (farm shop, 4 km) and Ketzer Baumschulen (plant nursery, 7 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 Augsburg: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Augsburg from 10 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 -2.5 °C.

Planting	10 October – end of December
First autumn frost	9 November
Coldest nights	January, -2.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	7 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:11 on 10 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:19

Garlic in Augsburg: care after planting

Planted on 10 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

10 October — feed: nitrogen
7 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 Augsburg, Innsbruck is 33 days earlier and St. Gallen 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Munich	56 km	10 October – end of December	same day
Regensburg	113 km	8 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Nuremberg	121 km	4 October – end of December	6 days earlier
Innsbruck	128 km	7 September – 10 December	33 days earlier
Stuttgart	135 km	9 October – end of December	1 day earlier
St. Gallen	155 km	19 October – end of December	9 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Augsburg

Planting stock goes into the ground from 10 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Augsburg OpenStreetMap lists 17 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 10 plant nurseries, 13 markets and 52 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Ketzer Baumschulen — plant nursery
Münchner Straße 51, 86316 Friedberg · 7 km
Hofladen Kratzer — farm shop · sells: egg,flour,pasta,liquor
Hauptstraße 19, 86456 Gablingen · Mon–Thu 08:00–12:00, 14:00–18:00; Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–12:00 · 11 km · hofladen-kratzer.de
Lärchenhof Hofladen — farm shop · sells: noodles, eggs, bread, flour, sausages, fruit, vegetables, oils, vinegar, dairy products, coffee, sweets, chocolate, alcohol
Aretinstraße 27, 86316 Friedberg · Mon, Thu, Fri 06:30–13:00, 14:30–18:00; Tue 06:30–13:00; Wed closed; Sat 06:30–12:00; Sun, public holidays closed · 12 km · laerchenhof-nudeln.de
Hofladen Schweiger — farm shop
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 50, 86199 Augsburg · Thu, Sat 08:00–12:00; Fri 08:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00; public holidays closed · 4 km · hofladenschweiger.de

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