When to plant garlic in Montpellier: 28 November – end of December

In Montpellier, garlic: plant from 28 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Sentier des Cévennes (farm shop, 1 km) and Chez Radis (farm shop, 3 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 Montpellier: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Montpellier from 28 November 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 4.4 °C.

Planting	28 November – end of December
First autumn frost	28 December
Coldest nights	January, 4.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: August
Daylight	9:16 on 28 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:56

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

Garlic in Montpellier: care after planting

Planted on 28 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

28 November — feed: nitrogen
26 December — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Montpellier; the closest date is in Perpignan, 16 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Nîmes	46 km	1 November – end of December	27 days earlier
Avignon	84 km	2 November – end of December	26 days earlier
Marseille	125 km	1 October	58 days earlier
Perpignan	129 km	12 November – end of December	16 days earlier
Valence	168 km	22 October – end of December	37 days earlier
Toulon	174 km	1 October	58 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Montpellier

Planting stock goes into the ground from 28 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Montpellier OpenStreetMap lists 20 garden centres, 11 plant nurseries, 47 markets and 14 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Sentier des Cévennes — farm shop
Rue Paul Brousse 28, 34000 Montpellier · Tue–Sat 10:00–19:00 · 1 km · boutiquespaysannes-lr.fr
Chez Radis — farm shop · sells: vegetables
Mon, Wed, Fri 16:30–19:00; Sat 09:00–12:00 · 3 km · monmaraicher.wixsite.com
Croquez du frais — farm shop
Route d'Assas, 34820 Teyran · Tue–Fri 09:00–12:00, 16:00–19:00; Thu closed; Sat 09:00–12:30 · 8 km · croquez-du-frais.fr
Maison Pourthier — farm shop
Chemin de la Gastade, 34130 Candillargues · Tue–Sat 09:00–12:30, 14:00–18:30 · 15 km · pourthieandco.fr

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