When to plant garlic in Plzeň: 6 October – 30 December

In Plzeň, garlic: plant from 6 October to about 30 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include U Lidušky (farm shop, 0 km) and Farmářský obchod (farm shop, 0 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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Plzeň: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Plzeň from 6 October to about 30 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3 °C.

Planting	6 October – 30 December
First autumn frost	5 November
Coldest nights	January, -3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	20 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:23 on 6 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:07

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

Garlic in Plzeň: care after planting

Planted on 6 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

6 October — feed: nitrogen
3 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 Plzeň, Liberec is 4 days earlier and Dresden 13 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Prague	84 km	9 October – end of December	3 days later
Ústí nad Labem	111 km	13 October – 10 December	7 days later
České Budějovice	117 km	7 October – end of December	1 day later
Regensburg	124 km	8 October – end of December	2 days later
Dresden	147 km	19 October – end of December	13 days later
Liberec	165 km	2 October – 7 December	4 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Plzeň

Planting stock goes into the ground from 6 October to about 30 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Plzeň OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

U Lidušky — farm shop
Mon–Fri 07:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–12:00 · 0 km · obchodulidusky.cz
Farmářský obchod — farm shop
Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00 · 0 km · farmarsky-obchod.cz
U Lidušky — farm shop
Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–12:00 · 2 km · obchodulidusky.cz
U Lidušky — farm shop
Mon–Fri 07:30–18:00; Sat 08:00–12:00 · 3 km · obchodulidusky.cz

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