When to plant garlic in Orléans: 26 October – end of December

In Orléans, garlic: plant from 26 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Solembio (farm shop, 5 km) and Barnoud fruits et légumes (farm shop, 5 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 Orléans: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Orléans from 26 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 1.8 °C.

Planting	26 October – end of December
First autumn frost	25 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:18 on 26 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:23

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

Garlic in Orléans: care after planting

Planted on 26 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

26 October — feed: nitrogen
23 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 Orléans, Troyes is 7 days earlier and Tours 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Tours	107 km	28 October – end of December	2 days later
Paris	112 km	21 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Le Mans	127 km	25 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Troyes	169 km	19 October – end of December	7 days earlier
Rouen	181 km	22 October – end of December	4 days earlier
Poitiers	188 km	20 October – end of December	6 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Orléans

Planting stock goes into the ground from 26 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Orléans OpenStreetMap lists 13 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries, 37 markets and 16 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Solembio — farm shop
Wed–Fri 10:00–17:00 · 5 km · solembio.org
Barnoud fruits et légumes — farm shop
Rue des Fossés 206, 45400 Fleury-les-Aubrais · Mon, Wed, Fri 14:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–12:00, 14:00–18:00 · 5 km
Valérie Lepage — farm shop
Rue Bretonnière 715, 45160 OLIVET · Sat 15:00–19:00 · 5 km
SCEA Soulaire — farm shop
Route d'Olivet 835, 45160 Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin · Fri 14:30–17:00 · 5 km

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