When to plant garlic in Dresden: 19 October – end of December

In Dresden, garlic: plant from 19 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Stadtgärtnerei (plant nursery, 4 km) and Beerencafé (farm shop, 8 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 Dresden: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Dresden from 19 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January, February; the coldest, January, averages -1.3 °C.

Planting	19 October – end of December
First autumn frost	18 November
Coldest nights	January, -1.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	5 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:32 on 19 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:54

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

Garlic in Dresden: care after planting

Planted on 19 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

19 October — feed: nitrogen
16 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 Dresden, Liberec is 17 days earlier and Potsdam 3 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Ústí nad Labem	48 km	13 October – 10 December	6 days earlier
Liberec	98 km	2 October – 7 December	17 days earlier
Leipzig	101 km	18 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Prague	119 km	9 October – end of December	10 days earlier
Plzeň	147 km	6 October – 30 December	13 days earlier
Potsdam	157 km	22 October – end of December	3 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Dresden

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Dresden OpenStreetMap lists 20 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 12 plant nurseries, 23 markets and 34 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Stadtgärtnerei — plant nursery
Bodenbacher Straße 53, 01277 Dresden · 4 km
Beerencafé — farm shop
Lockwitztalstraße 41, 01259 Dresden · Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00; public holidays open · 8 km · spargelhof-ponickau.de
Bio-Bauernhof Ines Franz — farm shop
Dorfstraße 12, 01156 Dresden · Fri 09:00–21:00 · 8 km · biohof-franz.de
Obstbau Rüdiger — farm shop
Pillnitzer Landstraße 301, 01326 Dresden · Mon–Wed 09:00–18:00; Thu, Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–18:00 · 9 km · obstbau-ruediger.de

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