When to plant garlic in Fribourg: 7 October – 30 December

In Fribourg, garlic: plant from 7 October to about 30 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Shop Garangeneuve (farm shop, 4 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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Fribourg: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Fribourg from 7 October to about 30 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.6 °C.

Planting	7 October – 30 December
First autumn frost	6 November
Coldest nights	January, -3.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	15 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:24 on 7 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:32

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

Garlic in Fribourg: care after planting

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

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

7 October — feed: nitrogen
4 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 Fribourg, Sion is 18 days earlier and Neuchâtel 22 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Neuchâtel	27 km	29 October – end of December	22 days later
Bern	28 km	4 October – 21 December	3 days earlier
Lausanne	50 km	21 October – end of December	14 days later
Sion	65 km	19 September – 19 November	18 days earlier
Basel	91 km	21 October – end of December	14 days later
Lucerne	92 km	20 September – 29 November	17 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Fribourg

Planting stock goes into the ground from 7 October to about 30 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Fribourg OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 4 markets and 26 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Marché du centre-ville — market
Place Georges-Python, 1700 Fribourg · Wed 06:30–12:00 · 1 km · ville-fribourg.ch
Marché du quartier du Bourg / Burgquartiermarkt — market
Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Fribourg · Sat 06:30–12:00 · 1 km · ville-fribourg.ch
Marché d'En Bas — market
Thu 16:00–19:30 · 1 km · labasse.ch
Shop Garangeneuve — farm shop
Route de Grangeneuve 31, 1725 Posieux · Mon–Fri 15:00–18:00; Sat 10:00–12:00 · 4 km · grangeneuve-magasin.ch

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