When to plant garlic in Graz: 11 October – end of December

In Graz, garlic: plant from 11 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Gerlitz Hof - Bauernladen und Heuriger (farm shop, 3 km) and MilchHütte (farm shop, 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 Graz: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Graz from 11 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.8 °C.

Planting	11 October – end of December
First autumn frost	10 November
Coldest nights	January, -3.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	12 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:10 on 11 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:30

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

Garlic in Graz: care after planting

Planted on 11 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

11 October — feed: nitrogen
8 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 Graz, Klagenfurt is 47 days earlier and Zagreb 12 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Klagenfurt	99 km	25 August – 30 October	47 days earlier
Vienna	145 km	13 October – 29 December	2 days later
Zagreb	146 km	23 October – end of December	12 days later
Linz	163 km	13 October – end of December	2 days later
Bratislava	173 km	17 October – end of December	6 days later
Salzburg	198 km	1 October – end of December	10 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Graz

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Graz OpenStreetMap lists 24 garden centres, 5 plant nurseries, 30 markets and 47 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

MilchHütte — farm shop
Rinnegger Straße 14a, 8061 Sankt Radegund bei Graz · 24/7 · 11 km
Hofer's Genussladen — farm shop
Ehrenfelsstraße 28, 8061 Sankt Radegund bei Graz · Mon–Sun 05:00–20:00 · 12 km · hofersgenussladen.at
Temmelhof — farm shop
Packer Straße 147, 8501 Lieboch · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–13:00 · 13 km · temmelhof.at
Gerlitz Hof - Bauernladen und Heuriger — farm shop
Andersengasse 1, 8041 Graz · Tue–Wed 08:00–13:30; Thu–Sat 08:00–20:00 · 3 km · bl-gerlitz.at

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