When to plant garlic in Charleroi: 16 October – end of December

In Charleroi, garlic: plant from 16 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Aveve (garden centre, 7 km) and La Plaine Chassart (garden centre, 14 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 Charleroi: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Charleroi from 16 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	16 October – end of December
First autumn frost	15 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:45 on 16 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:01

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

Garlic in Charleroi: care after planting

Planted on 16 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

16 October — feed: nitrogen
13 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

1 of the nearest cities share Charleroi's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Namur	31 km	16 October – end of December	same day
Mons	35 km	20 October – end of December	4 days later
Brussels	49 km	23 October – end of December	7 days later
Leuven	55 km	23 October – end of December	7 days later
Liège	84 km	20 October – end of December	4 days later
Hasselt	86 km	19 October – end of December	3 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Charleroi

Planting stock goes into the ground from 16 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Charleroi OpenStreetMap lists 15 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 7 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Ferme Dewaele — farm shop
9 km
Aveve — garden centre
Avenue Henri Dewiest 88, 6180 Courcelles · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · 7 km · aveve.be
La Plaine Chassart — garden centre
Rue Haute 99, 6223 Wagnelée · Mon–Fri 07:30–17:00 · 14 km · chassart.com
Aveve — garden centre
Chaussée de Mons 318, 6150 Anderlues · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:30; Sat 09:00–18:00 · 15 km · aveve.be

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