When to plant garlic in Düsseldorf: 22 October – end of December

In Düsseldorf, garlic: plant from 22 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Sackerhof (farm shop, 9 km) and Bauerngarten Benninghoven (farm shop, 9 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 Düsseldorf: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Düsseldorf from 22 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 1.1 °C.

Planting	22 October – end of December
First autumn frost	21 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:20 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:52

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

Garlic in Düsseldorf: care after planting

Planted on 22 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

22 October — feed: nitrogen
19 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 Düsseldorf, Dortmund is 5 days earlier and Duisburg 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Duisburg	22 km	23 October – end of December	1 day later
Essen	30 km	22 October – end of December	same day
Cologne	35 km	21 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Bochum	41 km	21 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Dortmund	57 km	17 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Bonn	60 km	20 October – end of December	2 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Düsseldorf

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Düsseldorf OpenStreetMap lists 39 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 8 plant nurseries, 46 markets and 64 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Sackerhof — farm shop
Sohlstättenstraße 60, 40880 Ratingen · Apr–Dec, Jan–Mar Mon–Fri 09:00–18:30; Apr–Dec, Jan–Mar Sat 08:30–16:00; Apr–Dec Sun 10:00–16:00 · 9 km · sackerhof.de
Bauerngarten Benninghoven — farm shop
Mauerweg 3, 40882 Ratingen · Mon–Fri 08:30–18:30; Sat 08:30–18:00; Sun 09:00–18:00 · 9 km · landwirtschaft-benninghoven.de
Eggenhof — farm shop
Eggenhofstraße 9, 41462 Neuss · Tue–Thu 08:30–13:00, 15:00–18:30; Fri 08:30–18:30; Sat 08:30–14:00; Sun, Mon closed · 9 km · eggenhof-neuss.de
Bauer Berrisch — farm shop
Broicherseite 14, 41564 Kaarst · Tue–Fri 08:30–18:30; Sat 08:30–14:00 · 9 km · bauer-berrisch.de

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