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When to plant garlic in Liberec: 2 October – 7 December

In Liberec, garlic: plant from 2 October to about 7 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include HECHT (garden centre, 2 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 Liberec: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Liberec from 2 October to about 7 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -3.8 °C.

Planting2 October – 7 December
First autumn frost1 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -3.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring23 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:37 on 2 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:57

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

Garlic in Liberec: care after planting

Planted on 2 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 2 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 30 October — 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 Liberec; the closest date is in Prague, 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ústí nad Labem74 km13 October – 10 December11 days later
Hradec Králové83 km12 October – end of December10 days later
Prague88 km9 October – end of December7 days later
Pardubice96 km11 October – end of December9 days later
Dresden98 km19 October – end of December17 days later
Zielona Góra134 km14 October – end of December12 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Liberec

Planting stock goes into the ground from 2 October to about 7 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Liberec OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 plant nurseries, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Liberec?

In Liberec, garlic: plant from 2 October to about 7 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 Liberec?

Last spring frost around 25 April, first autumn frost around 1 November.

Other crops in Liberec, with their dates