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When to plant garlic in Nantes: 30 October – end of December

In Nantes, garlic: plant from 30 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Le comptoir des Alouettes (farm shop, 5 km) and Les Deux Feuilles (farm shop, 6 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 Nantes: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Nantes from 30 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 3.4 °C.

Planting30 October – end of December
First autumn frost29 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:08 on 30 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:29

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

Garlic in Nantes: care after planting

Planted on 30 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 30 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 27 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 Nantes, Poitiers is 10 days earlier and La Rochelle 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Angers80 km28 October – end of December2 days earlier
Rennes99 km29 October – end of December1 day earlier
La Rochelle122 km12 November – end of December13 days later
Le Mans157 km25 October – end of December5 days earlier
Poitiers160 km20 October – end of December10 days earlier
Tours170 km28 October – end of December2 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Nantes

Planting stock goes into the ground from 30 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Nantes OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 51 markets and 22 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Nantes?

In Nantes, garlic: plant from 30 October to the end of December. 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.

When is the last spring frost in Nantes?

Last spring frost around 7 March, first autumn frost around 29 November.

Other crops in Nantes, with their dates