When to plant garlic in Münster: 22 October – end of December

In Münster, garlic: plant from 22 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Werse-Wiesen-Ei (farm shop, 4 km) and Ziegenhof Scellebelle (farm supply, 7 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 Münster: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Münster from 22 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 0.9 °C.

Planting	22 October – end of December
First autumn frost	21 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	19 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:17 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:45

Garlic in Münster: care after planting

Planted on 22 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

22 October — feed: nitrogen
19 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 Münster, Dortmund is 5 days earlier and Duisburg 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Dortmund	51 km	17 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Bochum	60 km	21 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Bielefeld	62 km	19 October – end of December	3 days earlier
Essen	70 km	22 October – end of December	same day
Duisburg	84 km	23 October – end of December	1 day later
Düsseldorf	100 km	22 October – end of December	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Münster

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Münster OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 6 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 16 markets and 42 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Ludwig Staljan GmbH & Co. KG — farm supply · sells seed
Am Bahnhof 10, 48317 Drensteinfurt · 14 km · staljan.de
Ziegenhof Scellebelle — farm supply
Körberheide 99, 48157 Münster · 7 km
Werse-Wiesen-Ei — farm shop
Am Mooresch 35, 48157 Münster · Mon–Sun 08:00–20:00 · 4 km · wersewiesenei.de
Fleischoase — farm shop · sells: meat
Wettendorf 1, 48351 Everswinkel · Wed 15:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–12:00 · 11 km · fleischoase.com

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