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When to plant garlic in Klagenfurt: 25 August – 30 October

In Klagenfurt, garlic: plant from 25 August to about 30 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hofladen (farm shop, 3 km) and Waldhauser's (farm shop, 4 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 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 Klagenfurt: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Klagenfurt from 25 August to about 30 October; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -9.1 °C.

Planting25 August – 30 October
First autumn frost24 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -9.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring2 May
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: May
Daylight13:44 on 25 August
Daylight at the winter solstice8:34

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

Garlic in Klagenfurt: care after planting

Planted on 25 August: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 25 August — feed: nitrogen
  • 22 September — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Klagenfurt; the closest date is in Salzburg, 37 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Graz99 km11 October – end of December47 days later
Udine102 km23 October – end of December59 days later
Trieste115 km29 October – end of December65 days later
Zagreb157 km23 October – end of December59 days later
Salzburg163 km1 October – end of December37 days later
Linz188 km13 October – end of December49 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Klagenfurt

Planting stock goes into the ground from 25 August to about 30 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Klagenfurt OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Klagenfurt?

In Klagenfurt, garlic: plant from 25 August to about 30 October. 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 Klagenfurt?

Last spring frost around 21 May, first autumn frost around 24 September.

Other crops in Klagenfurt, with their dates