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When to plant garlic in Cambridge: 25 October – end of December

In Cambridge, garlic: plant from 25 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Coton Farm Shop (farm shop, 4 km) and Hackers Fruit Farm Shop (farm shop, 7 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 Cambridge: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Cambridge from 25 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 1.7 °C.

Planting25 October – end of December
First autumn frost24 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:04 on 25 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:43

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

Garlic in Cambridge: care after planting

Planted on 25 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 25 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 22 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 Cambridge, Coventry is 7 days earlier and Ipswich 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ipswich73 km30 October – end of December5 days later
London79 km24 October – end of December1 day earlier
Norwich93 km29 October – end of December4 days later
Leicester98 km20 October – end of December5 days earlier
Oxford107 km24 October – end of December1 day earlier
Coventry113 km18 October – end of December7 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cambridge

Planting stock goes into the ground from 25 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cambridge OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Cambridge?

In Cambridge, garlic: plant from 25 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 Cambridge?

Last spring frost around 3 April, first autumn frost around 24 November.

Other crops in Cambridge, with their dates