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When to plant garlic in Łódź: 5 October – 22 December

In Łódź, garlic: plant from 5 October to about 22 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 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 Łódź: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Łódź from 5 October to about 22 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -3.2 °C.

Planting5 October – 22 December
First autumn frost4 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -3.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 March
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:24 on 5 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:47

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

Garlic in Łódź: care after planting

Planted on 5 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 5 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 2 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

1 of the nearest cities share Łódź's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Częstochowa108 km11 October – 19 December6 days later
Warsaw118 km18 October – 27 December13 days later
Radom123 km16 October – 24 December11 days later
Kielce128 km5 October – 13 Decembersame day
Toruń151 km13 October – end of December8 days later
Opole161 km19 October – end of December14 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Łódź

Planting stock goes into the ground from 5 October to about 22 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Łódź OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 8 plant nurseries and 27 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Łódź?

In Łódź, garlic: plant from 5 October to about 22 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 Łódź?

Last spring frost around 16 April, first autumn frost around 4 November.

Other crops in Łódź, with their dates