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When to plant garlic in Coventry: 18 October – end of December

In Coventry, garlic: plant from 18 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Coventry Garden Centre (garden centre, 4 km) and Craddocks Nurseries (garden centre, 13 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 Coventry: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Coventry from 18 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 1.4 °C.

Planting18 October – end of December
First autumn frost17 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:31 on 18 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:40

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

Garlic in Coventry: care after planting

Planted on 18 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 18 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 15 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Coventry; the closest date is in Birmingham, 2 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Birmingham27 km20 October – end of December2 days later
Leicester36 km20 October – end of December2 days later
Worcester54 km23 October – end of December5 days later
Derby57 km23 October – end of December5 days later
Nottingham65 km24 October – end of December6 days later
Oxford75 km24 October – end of December6 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Coventry

Planting stock goes into the ground from 18 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Coventry OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Coventry?

In Coventry, garlic: plant from 18 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 Coventry?

Last spring frost around 12 April, first autumn frost around 17 November.

Other crops in Coventry, with their dates