When to plant garlic in Freiburg im Breisgau: 17 October – end of December

In Freiburg im Breisgau, garlic: plant from 17 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Kali Strata: Ost-Kreta Olivenöl (farm shop, 6 km) and Jungbauernhof (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 Freiburg im Breisgau: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Freiburg im Breisgau from 17 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -0.3 °C.

Planting	17 October – end of December
First autumn frost	16 November
Coldest nights	January, -0.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	12 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:48 on 17 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:22

Garlic in Freiburg im Breisgau: 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

Around Freiburg im Breisgau, Lucerne is 27 days earlier and Basel 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Colmar	38 km	18 October – end of December	1 day later
Mulhouse	47 km	18 October – end of December	1 day later
Basel	52 km	21 October – end of December	4 days later
Strasbourg	65 km	21 October – end of December	4 days later
Zurich	85 km	17 October – end of December	same day
Lucerne	110 km	20 September – 29 November	27 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Freiburg im Breisgau

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Freiburg im Breisgau OpenStreetMap lists 21 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries, 30 markets and 51 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Billy's Farm — farm shop · sells: vegetables
Kalloweg 5, 79232 March · Tue, Fri 17:00–19:00; Wed, Sat 09:00–12:00; Sun–Mon, Thu, public holidays closed · 10 km · billys-farm.jimdofree.com
Franz Xaver Obsthof — farm shop
Schwarzwaldstraße 3, 79183 Waldkirch · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:30; Sat 08:00–17:00; May–Oct: Sun 10:00–18:00 · 12 km · franz-xaver-hof.de
Kali Strata: Ost-Kreta Olivenöl — farm shop
Weißerlenstraße 19, 79108 Freiburg im Breisgau · Mon 14:00–18:00; public holidays, SH closed · 6 km · kali-strata.de
Jungbauernhof — farm shop
Dietenbacher Straße 3, 79199 Kirchzarten · Mon–Sun 08:00–19:00 · 8 km · jungbauernhof-kirchzarten.de

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