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When to plant garlic in Pau: 4 November – end of December

In Pau, garlic: plant from 4 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 Pau: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Pau from 4 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 2.1 °C.

Planting4 November – end of December
First autumn frost4 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:10 on 4 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:58

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

Garlic in Pau: care after planting

Planted on 4 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 4 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 2 December — 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 Pau, Jaca is 34 days earlier and Bayonne 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Jaca86 km1 October – end of December34 days earlier
Bayonne92 km17 November – end of December13 days later
Pamplona118 km1 October – end of December34 days earlier
Huesca130 km1 October – end of December34 days earlier
San Sebastián131 km1 October – end of December34 days earlier
Toulouse149 km29 October – end of December6 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Pau

Planting stock goes into the ground from 4 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Pau OpenStreetMap lists 12 garden centres, 6 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 7 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Pau?

In Pau, garlic: plant from 4 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.

When is the last spring frost in Pau?

Last spring frost around 12 March, first autumn frost around 4 December.

Other crops in Pau, with their dates