GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Kilkenny: 21 October – end of December
In Kilkenny, garlic: plant from 21 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.
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Garlic in Kilkenny: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Kilkenny from 21 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 2.2 °C.
| Planting | 21 October – end of December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 20 November |
| Coldest nights | January, 2.2 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 8 January |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: June |
| Daylight | 10:18 on 21 October |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 7:38 |
Garlic in Kilkenny: care after planting
Planted on 21 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 21 October — feed: nitrogen
- 18 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
1 of the nearest cities share Kilkenny's date.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford | 44 km | 21 October – end of December | same day |
| Limerick | 93 km | 22 October – end of December | 1 day later |
| Athlone | 97 km | 27 October – end of December | 6 days later |
| Dublin | 102 km | 25 October – end of December | 4 days later |
| Cork | 118 km | 22 October – end of December | 1 day later |
| Galway | 139 km | 29 October – end of December | 8 days later |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Kilkenny
Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Kilkenny OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 12 farm-supply shops and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).
- FRS Farm Relief Services — farm supply
3 km · kcdfrs.com - Kverneland — farm supply
2 km · ie.kverneland.com - Dalton's Chancellor's Mills — farm supply
3 km · chancellorsmills.com - Kilmanagh Glanbia Co-Op — farm supply
12 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Kilkenny?
In Kilkenny, garlic: plant from 21 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 Kilkenny?
Last spring frost around 7 April, first autumn frost around 20 November.
