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When to plant garlic in Inverness: 14 October – end of December

In Inverness, garlic: plant from 14 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.

Garlic in Inverness: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Inverness from 14 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.

Planting14 October – end of December
First autumn frost13 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring24 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:31 on 14 October
Daylight at the winter solstice6:36

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

Garlic in Inverness: care after planting

Planted on 14 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 14 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 11 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 Inverness, Stirling is 4 days earlier and Aberdeen 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Perth (United Kingdom)129 km12 October – end of December2 days earlier
Aberdeen133 km21 October – end of December7 days later
Dundee135 km13 October – end of December1 day earlier
Stirling152 km10 October – end of December4 days earlier
Glasgow180 km12 October – end of December2 days earlier
Edinburgh181 km10 October – end of December4 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Inverness

Planting stock goes into the ground from 14 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Inverness OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 4 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Inverness?

In Inverness, garlic: plant from 14 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 Inverness?

Last spring frost around 1 May, first autumn frost around 13 November.

Other crops in Inverness, with their dates