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When to plant garlic in Avignon: 2 November – end of December

In Avignon, garlic: plant from 2 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Griin (garden centre, 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 Avignon: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Avignon from 2 November 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 °C.

Planting2 November – end of December
First autumn frost2 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:13 on 2 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:54

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

Garlic in Avignon: care after planting

Planted on 2 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 2 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 30 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 Avignon, Grenoble is 38 days earlier and Montpellier 26 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Nîmes38 km1 November – end of December1 day earlier
Montpellier84 km28 November – end of December26 days later
Marseille85 km1 October32 days earlier
Valence109 km22 October – end of December11 days earlier
Toulon129 km1 October32 days earlier
Grenoble156 km25 September – 1 December38 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Avignon

Planting stock goes into the ground from 2 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Avignon OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 10 markets and 13 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Avignon?

In Avignon, garlic: plant from 2 November 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 Avignon?

Last spring frost around 16 February, first autumn frost around 2 December.

Other crops in Avignon, with their dates