When to plant garlic in Hasselt: 19 October – end of December

In Hasselt, garlic: plant from 19 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Plantencentrum Vanstraelen - Priori (garden centre, 2 km) and Aveve (garden centre, 12 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 Hasselt: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Hasselt from 19 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 1.1 °C.

Planting	19 October – end of December
First autumn frost	18 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:32 on 19 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:55

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

Garlic in Hasselt: care after planting

Planted on 19 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

19 October — feed: nitrogen
16 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 Hasselt, Namur is 3 days earlier and Leuven 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Liège	37 km	20 October – end of December	1 day later
Leuven	45 km	23 October – end of December	4 days later
Namur	61 km	16 October – end of December	3 days earlier
Brussels	70 km	23 October – end of December	4 days later
Antwerp	73 km	23 October – end of December	4 days later
Charleroi	86 km	16 October – end of December	3 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Hasselt

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Hasselt OpenStreetMap lists 21 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 14 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Hoevewinkel 't Hofke — farm shop
14 km
Plantencentrum Vanstraelen - Priori — garden centre
Diepenbekerweg 51, Hasselt · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun, public holidays 10:00–17:00 · 2 km · vanstraelen-priori.be
Aveve — garden centre
Evence Coppéelaan 42;54, 3600 Genk · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · 12 km · aveve.be
Aveve — garden centre
Eikaart 15, 3740 Bilzen · Mon 13:00–18:00; Tue–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–17:00 · 14 km · aveve.be

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