When to plant garlic in Erfurt: 8 October – end of December

In Erfurt, garlic: plant from 8 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Gartenmarkt Hartl (garden centre, 13 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 Erfurt: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Erfurt from 8 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 -0.9 °C.

Planting	8 October – end of December
First autumn frost	7 November
Coldest nights	January, -0.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	24 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:13 on 8 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:55

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

Garlic in Erfurt: care after planting

Planted on 8 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

8 October — feed: nitrogen
5 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 Erfurt, Nuremberg is 4 days earlier and Hanover 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Leipzig	102 km	18 October – end of December	10 days later
Magdeburg	134 km	19 October – end of December	11 days later
Nuremberg	170 km	4 October – end of December	4 days earlier
Hanover	179 km	22 October – end of December	14 days later
Dresden	190 km	19 October – end of December	11 days later
Frankfurt	192 km	18 October – end of December	10 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Erfurt

Planting stock goes into the ground from 8 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Erfurt OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 15 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Gärtnerei Gloria — plant nursery
3 km
Marienhof Erfurt — farm shop
3 km · marienhof-erfurt.de
Obsthof Bosse — farm shop
4 km
Gartenmarkt Hartl — garden centre
Alkerslebener Straße 2, 99334 Elxleben · Mon–Fri 08:30–18:00; Sat 08:30–14:00 · 13 km · gmhartl.de

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