When to plant garlic in Dijon: 20 October – end of December

In Dijon, garlic: plant from 20 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include La Ressourcerie Végétale (garden centre, 1 km) and Botanic (garden centre, 5 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 Dijon: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Dijon from 20 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 0.2 °C.

Planting	20 October – end of December
First autumn frost	19 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	11 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:40 on 20 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:28

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

Garlic in Dijon: care after planting

Planted on 20 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

20 October — feed: nitrogen
17 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 Dijon, Fribourg is 13 days earlier and Neuchâtel 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Besançon	74 km	19 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Troyes	130 km	19 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Neuchâtel	148 km	29 October – end of December	9 days later
Lausanne	150 km	21 October – end of December	1 day later
Geneva	150 km	18 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Fribourg	170 km	7 October – 30 December	13 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Dijon

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

Botanic — garden centre
D 903, 21000 Dijon · Mon–Sat 09:00–19:00; Sun 09:30–12:30, 14:00–18:30 · 5 km · botanic.com
La Ressourcerie Végétale — garden centre
Rue des Roses 33 · Wed, Sat 14:00–18:00 · 1 km · laressourcerievegetale.fr
Villaverde — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:30–12:00, 14:00–19:00; Sat 09:30–19:00; 2026 Nov 11 09:30–12:00, 14:30–18:30; 2026 Dec 25 closed; 2027 Jan 01 closed; 2027 May 01 09:30–12:30, 14:30–18:30; 2027 Jul 14 closed; 2027 Aug 15 closed; public holidays, Sun 09:30–12:30, 14:30–18:30 · 7 km · villaverde.fr
Villaverde — garden centre
Mon–Sat 09:00–12:00, 14:00–19:00; Sun 09:30–12:00 · 11 km · villaverde.fr

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