When to plant garlic in Mannheim: 21 October – end of December

In Mannheim, garlic: plant from 21 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Baumschule Heinz Bachmann (plant nursery, 5 km) and hegehof (farm shop, 10 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 Mannheim: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Mannheim from 21 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 0.1 °C.

Planting	21 October – end of December
First autumn frost	20 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	22 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:29 on 21 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:09

Garlic in Mannheim: care after planting

Planted on 21 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

21 October — feed: nitrogen
18 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 Mannheim, Stuttgart is 12 days earlier and Wiesbaden 3 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Karlsruhe	54 km	20 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Wiesbaden	68 km	24 October – end of December	3 days later
Frankfurt	71 km	18 October – end of December	3 days earlier
Stuttgart	94 km	9 October – end of December	12 days earlier
Saarbrücken	111 km	19 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Strasbourg	115 km	21 October – end of December	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Mannheim

Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Mannheim OpenStreetMap lists 30 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 17 plant nurseries, 24 markets and 50 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Baumschule Heinz Bachmann — plant nursery
Am Weidenbergel 59, Mannheim · 5 km
hegehof — farm shop · sells: fruit, juice
Neuzeilsheim 19, 68526 Ladenburg · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–16:00 · 10 km · hegehof.de
Pfälzer Frischebote — farm shop
Freinsheimer Straße 57, 67227 Frankenthal (Pfalz) · Tue, Thu 10:00–18:00; Sat 03:00–13:00 · 10 km · pfaelzer-frischebote.de
HelDenHofladen — farm shop · sells: chicken, egg, pork, berries, vegetable
Grenzhöfer Straße 30, 68535 Edingen-Neckarhausen · Mon–Fri 09:00–12:30; Thu, Fr15:00–18:00; Sat 08:30–12:30 · 11 km · heldenhof.de

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