GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Gdynia: 20 October – end of December
In Gdynia, garlic: plant from 20 October to the end of December.
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.
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Garlic in Gdynia: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Gdynia from 20 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 -1.5 °C.
| Planting | 20 October – end of December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 19 November |
| Coldest nights | January, -1.5 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 23 March |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: June |
| Daylight | 10:15 on 20 October |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 7:16 |
Garlic in Gdynia: care after planting
Planted on 20 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 20 October — feed: nitrogen
- 17 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
1 of the nearest cities share Gdynia's date.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gdańsk | 20 km | 20 October – end of December | same day |
| Kaliningrad | 129 km | 15 October – 30 December | 5 days earlier |
| Olsztyn | 151 km | 17 October – 16 December | 3 days earlier |
| Bydgoszcz | 159 km | 13 October – end of December | 7 days earlier |
| Toruń | 168 km | 13 October – end of December | 7 days earlier |
| Poznań | 257 km | 17 October – end of December | 3 days earlier |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Gdynia
Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Gdynia OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 10 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).
- Centrum Ogrodnicze Elawit — garden centre
8 km · elawit.pl - Sklep ogrodniczy — garden centre
13 km · website-611047747238841818396-gardencenter.business.site - Pinus — garden centre
8 km - Iglak — garden centre
13 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Gdynia?
In Gdynia, garlic: plant from 20 October to the end of December. 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.
When is the last spring frost in Gdynia?
Last spring frost around 13 April, first autumn frost around 19 November.
