GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Lublin: 11 October – 15 December
In Lublin, garlic: plant from 11 October to about 15 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Zielone Hobby 1 (garden centre, 2 km) and Zielone Hobby 2 (garden centre, 6 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).
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Garlic in Lublin: soil, season and weather
Garlic goes into the ground in Lublin from 11 October to about 15 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.
| Planting | 11 October – 15 December |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | 10 November |
| Coldest nights | January, -3.8 °C |
| Soil back at 5 °C in spring | 11 March |
| Harvest (card) | about 8 months after planting: June |
| Daylight | 11:01 on 11 October |
| Daylight at the winter solstice | 7:52 |
Garlic in Lublin: care after planting
Planted on 11 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 11 October — feed: nitrogen
- 8 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 Lublin, Kielce is 6 days earlier and Warsaw 7 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radom | 100 km | 16 October – 24 December | 5 days later |
| Brest | 122 km | 14 October – 12 December | 3 days later |
| Rzeszów | 140 km | 16 October – 20 December | 5 days later |
| Kielce | 142 km | 5 October – 13 December | 6 days earlier |
| Kovel | 148 km | 11 October – 10 December | same day |
| Warsaw | 153 km | 18 October – 27 December | 7 days later |
Where to buy garlic for planting in Lublin
Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to about 15 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lublin OpenStreetMap lists 15 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops and 15 markets (collected 28 October 2026).
- Targ "Wileńska" — market
4 km - Floks.pl garden center — garden centre
Szkolna 2, 21-007 · Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00; Sat 08:00–14:00 · 13 km · floks.pl - Zielone Hobby 1 — garden centre
Choiny 1, 20-816 Lublin · 2 km · zielonehobby.com - Zielone Hobby 2 — garden centre
Abramowicka 43, 20-442 Lublin · 6 km · zielonehobby.com
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant garlic in Lublin?
In Lublin, garlic: plant from 11 October to about 15 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 Lublin?
Last spring frost around 18 April, first autumn frost around 10 November.
