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When to plant garlic in Brighton: 1 November – end of December

In Brighton, garlic: plant from 1 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Bonsai Ko (garden centre, 0 km) and Hugo & Green (garden centre, 1 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 Brighton: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Brighton from 1 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 5.6 °C.

Planting1 November – end of December
First autumn frost1 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 5.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:45 on 1 November
Daylight at the winter solstice7:56

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

Garlic in Brighton: care after planting

Planted on 1 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 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 Brighton, London is 8 days earlier and Le Havre 11 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Portsmouth67 km1 November – end of Decembersame day
London76 km24 October – end of December8 days earlier
Southampton89 km24 October – end of December8 days earlier
Oxford129 km24 October – end of December8 days earlier
Le Havre150 km12 November – end of December11 days later
Cambridge153 km25 October – end of December7 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Brighton

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Brighton OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 6 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Brighton?

In Brighton, garlic: plant from 1 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 Brighton?

Last spring frost around 8 February, first autumn frost around 1 December.

Other crops in Brighton, with their dates