When to plant garlic in Luxembourg: 19 October – end of December

In Luxembourg, garlic: plant from 19 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Fleurs Klopp (garden centre, 1 km) and Albus Fleurs (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 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 Luxembourg: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Luxembourg from 19 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -0.2 °C.

Planting	19 October – end of December
First autumn frost	18 November
Coldest nights	January, -0.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	21 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:36 on 19 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:08

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

Garlic in Luxembourg: care after planting

Planted on 19 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

19 October — feed: nitrogen
16 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 Luxembourg, Ettelbruck is 3 days earlier and Liège 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Esch-sur-Alzette	16 km	19 October – end of December	same day
Ettelbruck	27 km	16 October – end of December	3 days earlier
Metz	55 km	18 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Saarbrücken	75 km	19 October – end of December	same day
Nancy	103 km	18 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Liège	120 km	20 October – end of December	1 day later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Luxembourg

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Luxembourg OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries, 7 markets and 13 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Fleurs Klopp — garden centre
Avenue de la Faïencerie 5, 1510 Luxembourg · Mon 14:00–18:30; Tue–Sat 08:00–12:30, 14:00–18:30; Sun 10:00–12:00 · 1 km · fleurs-klopp.lu
Fleurs Wüst — garden centre
Rue de Mullendorf 11, 7329 Heisdorf · Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00, 13:30–18:30; Sat 08:00–18:00 · 8 km · fleurswust.lu
Albus Fleurs — garden centre
Rue Léopold Sédar Senghor 5, 2567 Luxembourg · 2 km · albusfleurs.lu
Gardencenter+ — garden centre
Rue de la Gare 62, 6117 Junglinster · Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–17:00 · 14 km

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