When to plant garlic in Quimper: 9 November – end of December

In Quimper, garlic: plant from 9 November to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Cultivert (garden centre, 2 km) and La Grande Pépinière (garden centre, 2 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 Quimper: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Quimper from 9 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 4.3 °C.

Planting	9 November – end of December
First autumn frost	9 December
Coldest nights	January, 4.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	9:34 on 9 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:22

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

Garlic in Quimper: care after planting

Planted on 9 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

9 November — feed: nitrogen
7 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 Quimper, Angers is 12 days earlier and Brest (France) 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Brest (France)	52 km	13 November – end of December	4 days later
Rennes	180 km	29 October – end of December	11 days earlier
Nantes	210 km	30 October – end of December	10 days earlier
Plymouth	264 km	1 November – end of December	8 days earlier
Angers	272 km	28 October – end of December	12 days earlier
La Rochelle	303 km	12 November – end of December	3 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Quimper

Planting stock goes into the ground from 9 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Quimper OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 7 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Point Vert — garden centre
Za de Peronic, 29180 Plogonnec · Mon–Sat 09:00–12:00, 14:00–18:00 · 11 km · monmagasinvert.fr
Cultivert — garden centre
Avenue Saint-Denis, 29000 Quimper · Mon–Sat 09:00–12:00, 14:00–18:00 · 2 km
Les Jardins de Kervilier — garden centre
Mon–Sat 09:30–19:00; public holidays, Sun 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:30 · 3 km · monmagasinvert.fr
La Grande Pépinière — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:30–12:30, 14:00–19:00; Sat 09:30–19:00; Sun 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:30 · 2 km · lagrandepepiniere.fr

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