When to plant garlic in Brno: 7 October – 24 December

In Brno, garlic: plant from 7 October to about 24 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Zahradnictví u Mašků (garden centre, 3 km) and Zahradnictví Julíánov (garden centre, 4 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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Brno: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Brno from 7 October to about 24 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.4 °C.

Planting	7 October – 24 December
First autumn frost	6 November
Coldest nights	January, -3.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	5 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:20 on 7 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:12

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

Garlic in Brno: care after planting

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

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

7 October — feed: nitrogen
4 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

2 of the nearest cities share Brno's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Olomouc	63 km	7 October – end of December	same day
Zlín	77 km	7 October – 17 December	same day
Pardubice	111 km	11 October – end of December	4 days later
Vienna	111 km	13 October – 29 December	6 days later
Bratislava	122 km	17 October – end of December	10 days later
Hradec Králové	126 km	12 October – end of December	5 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Brno

Planting stock goes into the ground from 7 October to about 24 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Brno OpenStreetMap lists 15 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 6 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Zahradnictví Chaloupka — garden centre
Nová 2, 66441 Troubsko · Tue–Fri 09:00–12:00; Tue–Fri 13:00–17:00; Sat 09:00–12:00 · 8 km · zahradnictvichaloupka.webnode.cz
Zahradnictví Brabec — garden centre
Chrlická 875, 66442 · Mon–Fri 08:30–18:00; Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00 · 8 km · brabeczc.cz
Zahradnictví u Mašků — garden centre
Mar–Oct Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00; Sat 08:00–12:00; Sun, public holidays closed · 3 km · zahradnictvi-u-masku.cz
Zahradnictví Julíánov — garden centre
Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–12:00 · 4 km · facebook.com

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