When to plant garlic in La Rochelle: 12 November – end of December

In La Rochelle, garlic: plant from 12 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Paul Bossuet - Viticulteur (farm shop, 0 km) and La ferme Rabillier (farm shop, 15 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 La Rochelle: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in La Rochelle from 12 November 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 4.5 °C.

Planting	12 November – end of December
First autumn frost	12 December
Coldest nights	January, 4.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	9:36 on 12 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:37

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

Garlic in La Rochelle: care after planting

Planted on 12 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

12 November — feed: nitrogen
10 December — 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 earlier than La Rochelle; the closest date is in Bordeaux, 12 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Nantes	122 km	30 October – end of December	13 days earlier
Poitiers	123 km	20 October – end of December	23 days earlier
Angers	153 km	28 October – end of December	15 days earlier
Bordeaux	153 km	31 October – end of December	12 days earlier
Limoges	190 km	28 October – end of December	15 days earlier
Tours	196 km	28 October – end of December	15 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in La Rochelle

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of La Rochelle OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 5 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Paul Bossuet - Viticulteur — farm shop
Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00 · 0 km
La ferme Rabillier — farm shop
Tue–Fri 15:00–19:00; Wed closed; Sat 10:00–12:00, 15:00–18:00 · 15 km
Truffaut — garden centre
3 km
La Serre des Ouches — garden centre
14 km

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