When to plant garlic in Namur: 16 October – end of December

In Namur, garlic: plant from 16 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Aveve (garden centre, 3 km) and Aveve (garden centre, 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 Namur: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Namur from 16 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 0.6 °C.

Planting	16 October – end of December
First autumn frost	15 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:45 on 16 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:00

Garlic in Namur: care after planting

Planted on 16 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

16 October — feed: nitrogen
13 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

1 of the nearest cities share Namur's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Charleroi	31 km	16 October – end of December	same day
Leuven	47 km	23 October – end of December	7 days later
Liège	53 km	20 October – end of December	4 days later
Brussels	56 km	23 October – end of December	7 days later
Hasselt	61 km	19 October – end of December	3 days later
Mons	65 km	20 October – end of December	4 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Namur

Planting stock goes into the ground from 16 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Namur OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Aveve — garden centre
Rue des Six Bras 41, 5170 Bois-de-Villers · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · 10 km
Jardin Loisirs — garden centre
Chaussée de Namur 141, 5030 Gembloux · Tue–Fri 09:00–18:30; Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 09:15–12:15 · 15 km
Agri-Garden — garden centre
Rue de Soye 6, 5190 Spy · Feb 15–Jun 30, Sept 15–Dec 20 Sat 09:00–16:00, Sun 09:00–11:00 · 11 km
Aveve — garden centre
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · 3 km · aveve.be

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