When to plant garlic in Nîmes: 1 November – end of December

In Nîmes, garlic: plant from 1 November 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.

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 Nîmes: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Nîmes from 1 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 3.3 °C.

Planting	1 November – end of December
First autumn frost	1 December
Coldest nights	January, 3.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:16 on 1 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:54

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

Garlic in Nîmes: care after planting

Planted on 1 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

1 November — feed: nitrogen
29 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 Nîmes, Marseille is 31 days earlier and Montpellier 27 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Avignon	38 km	2 November – end of December	1 day later
Montpellier	46 km	28 November – end of December	27 days later
Marseille	101 km	1 October	31 days earlier
Valence	129 km	22 October – end of December	10 days earlier
Toulon	150 km	1 October	31 days earlier
Perpignan	173 km	12 November – end of December	11 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Nîmes

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Nîmes OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 8 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Marché Nîmes Ouest — market
Wed 07:00–13:00 · 2 km
Marché du Chemin Bas — market
Tue 07:00–13:00 · 3 km
Marché de Valdegour — market
Tue 07:30–13:00 · 3 km
Marché du Stade des Costières — market
Mon 07:00–18:00 · 3 km

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