When to plant garlic in Perth (United Kingdom): 12 October – end of December

In Perth (United Kingdom), garlic: plant from 12 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Leadketty Fruit (farm shop, 13 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 Perth (United Kingdom): soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Perth (United Kingdom) from 12 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 0.2 °C.

Planting	12 October – end of December
First autumn frost	11 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	12 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:44 on 12 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	6:51

Garlic in Perth (United Kingdom): care after planting

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

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

12 October — feed: nitrogen
9 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 Perth (United Kingdom), Stirling is 2 days earlier and Aberdeen 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Dundee	29 km	13 October – end of December	1 day later
Stirling	44 km	10 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Edinburgh	52 km	10 October – end of December	2 days earlier
Glasgow	79 km	12 October – end of December	same day
Aberdeen	115 km	21 October – end of December	9 days later
Inverness	129 km	14 October – end of December	2 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Perth (United Kingdom)

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Perth (United Kingdom) OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 market and 5 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Leadketty Fruit — farm shop
Leadketty, PH2 0QP Perth · 13 km
Glendoick Garden Centre — garden centre
10 km · glendoick.com
Jamesfield Garden Centre — garden centre
11 km · jamesfieldgardencentre.co.uk
Linden Garden Centre — garden centre
8 km

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