When to plant garlic in Dortmund: 17 October – end of December

In Dortmund, garlic: plant from 17 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hof Kuse (farm shop, 6 km) and Ronsiek (plant nursery, 11 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 Dortmund: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Dortmund from 17 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	17 October – end of December
First autumn frost	16 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	19 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:38 on 17 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:50

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

Garlic in Dortmund: care after planting

Planted on 17 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

17 October — feed: nitrogen
14 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 Dortmund; the closest date is in Bochum, 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bochum	18 km	21 October – end of December	4 days later
Essen	32 km	22 October – end of December	5 days later
Duisburg	50 km	23 October – end of December	6 days later
Münster	51 km	22 October – end of December	5 days later
Düsseldorf	57 km	22 October – end of December	5 days later
Cologne	73 km	21 October – end of December	4 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Dortmund

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Dortmund OpenStreetMap lists 24 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries, 21 markets and 35 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Ronsiek — plant nursery
Pferdebachstraße 103a, 58454 Witten · 11 km · ronsiek.ruhr
Biohof Schulze Wethmar — farm shop
Waldweg 3, 44534 Lünen · Tue–Fri 09:30–18:00; Sat 09:30–13:00 · 14 km · schulze-wethmar.de
Milchhof Billmann — farm shop
Friedhofstraße 90, 45731 Waltrop · 06:00–22:00 · 15 km · milchhof-billmann.de
Hof Kuse — farm shop
Baukamp 68, 44329 Dortmund · Sat 10:00–16:00 · 6 km · hof-kuse.de

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