When to plant garlic in Galway: 29 October – end of December

In Galway, garlic: plant from 29 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Woodie's Garden Centre (garden centre, 1 km) and Dangan House Garden Centre (garden centre, 3 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 Galway: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Galway from 29 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 4 °C.

Planting	29 October – end of December
First autumn frost	28 November
Coldest nights	January, 4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	9:43 on 29 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:31

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

Garlic in Galway: care after planting

Planted on 29 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

29 October — feed: nitrogen
26 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 Galway; the closest date is in Athlone, 2 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Limerick	73 km	22 October – end of December	7 days earlier
Athlone	76 km	27 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Sligo	118 km	22 October – end of December	7 days earlier
Tralee	119 km	23 October – end of December	6 days earlier
Kilkenny	139 km	21 October – end of December	8 days earlier
Cork	157 km	22 October – end of December	7 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Galway

Planting stock goes into the ground from 29 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Galway OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Bill Madden Nursery — plant nursery
11 km · billmadden.ie
Dangan House Garden Centre — garden centre
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · 3 km · galwaygardencentre.ie
B&Q Garden Centre — garden centre
Western Distributor Road, Galway · Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00; Sun 10:00–18:00 · 3 km
Woodie's Garden Centre — garden centre
Headford Road, Galway · 1 km

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