When to plant garlic in Duisburg: 23 October – end of December

In Duisburg, garlic: plant from 23 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Steltens Bauernladen (farm shop, 10 km) and Vennemann (farm supply, 12 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 Duisburg: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Duisburg from 23 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 1.3 °C.

Planting	23 October – end of December
First autumn frost	22 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:15 on 23 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:50

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

Garlic in Duisburg: care after planting

Planted on 23 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

23 October — feed: nitrogen
20 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 earlier than Duisburg; the closest date is in Essen, 1 day earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Essen	18 km	22 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Düsseldorf	22 km	22 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Bochum	32 km	21 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Dortmund	50 km	17 October – end of December	6 days earlier
Cologne	56 km	21 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Bonn	81 km	20 October – end of December	3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Duisburg

Planting stock goes into the ground from 23 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Duisburg OpenStreetMap lists 44 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 5 plant nurseries, 35 markets and 27 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Vennemann — farm supply
Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–13:00; Sun, public holidays closed · 12 km · vennemann-krefeld.de
Steltens Bauernladen — farm shop
Asberger Straße 40, 47802 Krefeld · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–15:00 · 10 km · steltens.de
Dellwiger Scheune — farm shop
Schilfstraße 15, 45357 Essen · Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00, Sat 09:00–13:00 · 14 km · brömses-landscheune.de
Köstershof und Hofladen — farm shop
Gabelstraße 71, 46147 Oberhausen · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:30, Sat 09:00–16:30 · 14 km · koestershof.de

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