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

In Limerick, garlic: plant from 22 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.

Garlic in Limerick: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Limerick 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 3.3 °C.

Planting22 October – end of December
First autumn frost21 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:14 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:38

Garlic in Limerick: 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 Limerick, Kilkenny is 1 day earlier and Galway 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Galway73 km29 October – end of December7 days later
Tralee84 km23 October – end of December1 day later
Cork85 km22 October – end of Decembersame day
Kilkenny93 km21 October – end of December1 day earlier
Athlone96 km27 October – end of December5 days later
Waterford112 km21 October – end of December1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Limerick

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Limerick OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Limerick?

In Limerick, garlic: plant from 22 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 Limerick?

Last spring frost around 13 March, first autumn frost around 21 November.

Other crops in Limerick, with their dates