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When to plant garlic in Katowice: 17 October – 22 December

In Katowice, garlic: plant from 17 October to about 22 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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Katowice: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Katowice from 17 October to about 22 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.3 °C.

Planting17 October – 22 December
First autumn frost16 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -3.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring11 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:41 on 17 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:02

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

Garlic in Katowice: care after planting

Planted on 17 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 17 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 14 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 Katowice, Kraków is 15 days earlier and Opole 2 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Częstochowa62 km11 October – 19 December6 days earlier
Kraków69 km2 October – 28 December15 days earlier
Ostrava73 km10 October – end of December7 days earlier
Opole90 km19 October – end of December2 days later
Kielce132 km5 October – 13 December12 days earlier
Olomouc147 km7 October – end of December10 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Katowice

Planting stock goes into the ground from 17 October to about 22 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Katowice OpenStreetMap lists 25 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 plant nurseries, 33 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Katowice?

In Katowice, garlic: plant from 17 October to about 22 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 Katowice?

Last spring frost around 15 April, first autumn frost around 16 November.

Other crops in Katowice, with their dates