When to plant garlic in Bremen: 20 October – end of December

In Bremen, garlic: plant from 20 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hemmlisch (farm shop, 5 km) and Bio-Hofmolkerei Dehlwes (Hofladen) (farm shop, 9 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 Bremen: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bremen from 20 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 0.7 °C.

Planting	20 October – end of December
First autumn frost	19 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	22 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:20 on 20 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:33

Garlic in Bremen: care after planting

Planted on 20 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

20 October — feed: nitrogen
17 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 Bremen, Dortmund is 3 days earlier and Hanover 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Hamburg	95 km	20 October – end of December	same day
Hanover	101 km	22 October – end of December	2 days later
Bielefeld	119 km	19 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Münster	148 km	22 October – end of December	2 days later
Kiel	164 km	21 October – end of December	1 day later
Dortmund	197 km	17 October – end of December	3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bremen

Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bremen OpenStreetMap lists 37 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 28 markets and 21 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Bio-Hofmolkerei Dehlwes (Hofladen) — farm shop
Trupe 17, 28865 Lilienthal · Mon–Fri 08:30–18:00; Sat 08:30–17:00 · 9 km · hofmolkerei-dehlwes.de
Hemmlisch — farm shop
Hemmstraße 37, 28357 Bremen · Tue, Sat 10:00–18:00 · 5 km · hemmlisch.de
Hahnenfelder Hof — farm shop
Hahnenfelder Weg 1, 28844 Weyhe · Wed 15:00–18:30; Fri 15:00–19:30 · 13 km · hahnenfelde.de
Vollers Hof — farm shop
Holthorster Weg 48, 28790 · 24/7 · 14 km · vollershof.de

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