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When to plant garlic in Pardubice: 11 October – end of December

In Pardubice, garlic: plant from 11 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Cerea, a.s. (farm supply, 3 km) and Farma Čeperka Prodej Vajec (farm shop, 11 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 Pardubice: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Pardubice from 11 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -2.2 °C.

Planting11 October – end of December
First autumn frost10 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -2.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring27 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:04 on 11 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:04

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

Garlic in Pardubice: care after planting

Planted on 11 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 11 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 8 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 Pardubice, Liberec is 9 days earlier and Ústí nad Labem 2 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Hradec Králové19 km12 October – end of December1 day later
Prague96 km9 October – end of December2 days earlier
Liberec96 km2 October – 7 December9 days earlier
Brno111 km7 October – 24 December4 days earlier
Olomouc117 km7 October – end of December4 days earlier
Ústí nad Labem142 km13 October – 10 December2 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Pardubice

Planting stock goes into the ground from 11 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Pardubice OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Pardubice?

In Pardubice, garlic: plant from 11 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 Pardubice?

Last spring frost around 16 April, first autumn frost around 10 November.

Other crops in Pardubice, with their dates