When to plant garlic in Bayonne: 17 November – end of December

In Bayonne, garlic: plant from 17 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hemengo (farm shop, 10 km) and DAO - Le Jardin de Lalongue (farm shop, 12 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 Bayonne: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bayonne from 17 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 5.1 °C.

Planting	17 November – end of December
First autumn frost	17 December
Coldest nights	January, 5.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	9:38 on 17 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:57

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

Garlic in Bayonne: care after planting

Planted on 17 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

17 November — feed: nitrogen
15 December — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Bayonne; the closest date is in Pau, 13 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
San Sebastián	45 km	1 October – end of December	47 days earlier
Pamplona	77 km	1 October – end of December	47 days earlier
Pau	92 km	4 November – end of December	13 days earlier
Vitoria-Gasteiz	121 km	1 October – end of December	47 days earlier
Bilbao	121 km	1 October – end of December	47 days earlier
Jaca	129 km	1 October – end of December	47 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bayonne

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bayonne OpenStreetMap lists 13 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 20 markets and 34 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Hemengo — farm shop
Rue de Hiribehere 233, 64480 Ustaritz · Tue–Fri 09:00–13:00, 15:30–19:00; Sat 09:00–13:00, 15:30–19:00 · 10 km · produit-fermier-hemengo.com
DAO - Le Jardin de Lalongue — farm shop · sells: vegetables, fruit
Chemin de Lalongue, Route du Marais 331, 40390 Saint-André-de-Seignanx · Jun–Oct Wed–Sat 10:00–13:00, 16:00–20:00 · 12 km
Rouge Trompette — farm shop · sells: spice
Chemin de Senguina 740, 40390 Saint-André-de-Seignanx · 13 km · rougetrompette.com
Domaine de la Pointe — farm shop
Rue de la Pointe 1, 40130 Capbreton · Apr–Sept Mon–Sat 11:00–13:00, 16:00–19:00; Jul–Aug Mon–Sat 11:00–13:00, 17:00–20:00; Oct–Mar "Sur Rendez–Vous" · 15 km · domainelapointe.com

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