When to plant garlic in Lille: 22 October – end of December

In Lille, garlic: plant from 22 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Le P’tit Potager (farm shop, 6 km) and Ferme Selosse (farm shop, 12 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 Lille: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Lille from 22 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 1.3 °C.

Planting	22 October – end of December
First autumn frost	21 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:22 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:58

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

Garlic in Lille: care after planting

Planted on 22 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

22 October — feed: nitrogen
19 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 Lille, Charleroi is 6 days earlier and Bruges 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bruges	65 km	31 October – end of December	9 days later
Ghent	66 km	25 October – end of December	3 days later
Mons	66 km	20 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Brussels	94 km	23 October – end of December	1 day later
Amiens	98 km	22 October – end of December	same day
Charleroi	101 km	16 October – end of December	6 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Lille

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lille OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 20 markets and 33 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Le P’tit Potager — farm shop
Avenue Roger Salengro 159, 59320 Haubourdin · Tue, Wed, Fri 09:30–12:00, 16:30–19:00; Thu 16:30–19:00; Sat 09:30–12:30 · 6 km · lepetitpotager.fr
Ferme Selosse — farm shop
Rue de Willems 15, 59390 Sailly-lez-Lannoy · Mon 16:30–19:00; Tue closed; Wed 10:00–13:00, 16:30–19:00; Thu closed; Fri 10:00–13:00, 16:30–19:00; Sat 10:00–13:00, 16:30–19:00; Sun closed · 12 km
Gaec de l'Horne — farm shop
116 rue de Gibraltar 116, 59115 Leers · Mon–Sat 16:30–18:00 · 14 km
Dumortier / Francis — farm shop
Rue de la Roussellerie 101, 7712 Mouscron · Fri 09:00–16:00 · 16 km

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