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When to plant garlic in Chambéry: 21 October – end of December

In Chambéry, garlic: plant from 21 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.

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 Chambéry: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Chambéry from 21 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 0.1 °C.

Planting21 October – end of December
First autumn frost20 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring8 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:42 on 21 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:42

Garlic in Chambéry: care after planting

Planted on 21 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 21 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 18 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 Chambéry, Aosta is 71 days earlier and Lyon 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Annecy41 km15 October – end of December6 days earlier
Grenoble45 km25 September – 1 December26 days earlier
Geneva72 km18 October – end of December3 days earlier
Lyon87 km26 October – end of December5 days later
Valence106 km22 October – end of December1 day later
Aosta110 km11 August – 22 October71 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Chambéry

Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Chambéry OpenStreetMap lists 12 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 18 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Chambéry?

In Chambéry, garlic: plant from 21 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 Chambéry?

Last spring frost around 5 April, first autumn frost around 20 November.

Other crops in Chambéry, with their dates