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When to plant garlic in Besançon: 19 October – end of December

In Besançon, garlic: plant from 19 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Boichard Horticulture (garden centre, 2 km) and Gamm Vert (garden centre, 8 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 Besançon: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Besançon from 19 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 0.2 °C.

Planting19 October – end of December
First autumn frost18 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring11 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:43 on 19 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:28

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

Garlic in Besançon: care after planting

Planted on 19 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 19 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 16 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 Besançon, Bern is 15 days earlier and Neuchâtel 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Dijon74 km20 October – end of December1 day later
Neuchâtel75 km29 October – end of December10 days later
Lausanne93 km21 October – end of December2 days later
Fribourg99 km7 October – 30 December12 days earlier
Mulhouse113 km18 October – end of December1 day earlier
Bern113 km4 October – 21 December15 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Besançon

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Besançon OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 7 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Besançon?

In Besançon, garlic: plant from 19 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 Besançon?

Last spring frost around 12 April, first autumn frost around 18 November.

Other crops in Besançon, with their dates