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

In Bielefeld, garlic: plant from 19 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Köckerhof (farm shop, 5 km) and Meyerhof Theesen (farm shop, 5 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 Bielefeld: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bielefeld 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 0.3 °C.

Planting	19 October – end of December
First autumn frost	18 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	20 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:28 on 19 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:44

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

Garlic in Bielefeld: 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 Bielefeld, Dortmund is 2 days earlier and Münster 3 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Münster	62 km	22 October – end of December	3 days later
Hanover	91 km	22 October – end of December	3 days later
Dortmund	92 km	17 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Bochum	108 km	21 October – end of December	2 days later
Bremen	119 km	20 October – end of December	1 day later
Essen	122 km	22 October – end of December	3 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bielefeld

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bielefeld OpenStreetMap lists 23 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 13 markets and 26 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Bio-Markt Meyer-Arend — farm shop
Im Barrenholze 60, 32051 Herford · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:30; Sat 08:00–14:00 · 13 km · biohof-meyer-arend.de
Köckerhof — farm shop
Babenhauser Straße 30, 33619 Bielefeld · Tue–Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–14:00 · 5 km · koeckerhof.de
Meyerhof Theesen — farm shop
Erdsiek 4, 33739 Bielefeld · Thu 14:00–18:00; Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–14:00 · 5 km · meyerhof-theesen.de
Apfelgarten Linhorst — farm shop
Wellenstraße 11, 33824 Werther (Westf.) · Wed–Fri 15:00–18:00; Sat 10:00–13:00 · 9 km · apfelgarten-linhorst.de

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