When to plant garlic in Ghent: 25 October – end of December

In Ghent, garlic: plant from 25 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Aveve (garden centre, 5 km) and De Korenbloem (garden centre, 11 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 Ghent: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ghent from 25 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 1.6 °C.

Planting	25 October – end of December
First autumn frost	24 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:09 on 25 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:54

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

Garlic in Ghent: care after planting

Planted on 25 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

25 October — feed: nitrogen
22 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 Ghent, Mons is 5 days earlier and Bruges 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bruges	39 km	31 October – end of December	6 days later
Brussels	49 km	23 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Antwerp	51 km	23 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Lille	66 km	22 October – end of December	3 days earlier
Mons	69 km	20 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Leuven	71 km	23 October – end of December	2 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ghent

Planting stock goes into the ground from 25 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ghent OpenStreetMap lists 31 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries, 8 markets and 9 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Boerderijwinkel Bella Boe — farm shop
11 km
Schaaphof — farm shop
11 km
Aveve — garden centre
Mariakerksesteenweg 283, 9031 Drongen · Tue–Fri 09:00–18:30; Sat 09:00–18:00 · 5 km · aveve.be
De Korenbloem — garden centre
Damstraat 48a, 9850 · Tue–Sat 08:00–18:30; Sun 09:00–18:00 · 11 km · tuincentrumdekorenbloem.be

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