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When to plant garlic in Perpignan: 12 November – end of December

In Perpignan, garlic: plant from 12 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 Perpignan: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Perpignan from 12 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 5.1 °C.

Planting12 November – end of December
First autumn frost12 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 5.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight9:53 on 12 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:02

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

Garlic in Perpignan: care after planting

Planted on 12 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 12 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 10 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 Perpignan, Girona is 42 days earlier and Montpellier 16 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Girona80 km1 October – end of December42 days earlier
Montpellier129 km28 November – end of December16 days later
Manresa139 km1 October – end of December42 days earlier
Toulouse155 km29 October – end of December14 days earlier
Barcelona158 km1 October – end of December42 days earlier
Nîmes173 km1 November – end of December11 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Perpignan

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Perpignan OpenStreetMap lists 15 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 9 plant nurseries, 10 markets and 21 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Perpignan?

In Perpignan, garlic: plant from 12 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 Perpignan?

Last spring frost around 17 January, first autumn frost around 12 December.

Other crops in Perpignan, with their dates