When to plant garlic in Regensburg: 8 October – end of December

In Regensburg, garlic: plant from 8 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include KBH Forst- und Gartentechnik (garden centre, 1 km) and 1A Garten Hauner (garden centre, 3 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 Regensburg: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Regensburg from 8 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -2.7 °C.

Planting	8 October – end of December
First autumn frost	7 November
Coldest nights	January, -2.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	5 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:17 on 8 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:13

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

Garlic in Regensburg: care after planting

Planted on 8 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

8 October — feed: nitrogen
5 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 Regensburg, Salzburg is 7 days earlier and Munich 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Nuremberg	89 km	4 October – end of December	4 days earlier
Munich	104 km	10 October – end of December	2 days later
Augsburg	113 km	10 October – end of December	2 days later
Plzeň	124 km	6 October – 30 December	2 days earlier
Salzburg	151 km	1 October – end of December	7 days earlier
České Budějovice	173 km	7 October – end of December	1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Regensburg

Planting stock goes into the ground from 8 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Regensburg OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Dehner Garten-Center+Zoo — garden centre
Berliner Straße 34, 93073 Obertraubling · Mon–Sat 09:00–20:00 · 7 km · dehner.de
Gartencenter Staudigl — garden centre
Deuerlinger Straße 44a, 93152 Nittendorf · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–14:00 · 12 km · garten-staudigl.de
KBH Forst- und Gartentechnik — garden centre
Hermann-Geib-Straße 12, 93053 Regensburg · Mon–Fri 08:30–17:30; Sat 08:30–12:00 · 1 km · kbh-regensburg.de
1A Garten Hauner — garden centre
Lappersdorfer Straße 108, 93059 Regensburg · Mon–Fri 08:30–18:30; Sat 08:30–16:00 · 3 km · 1a-garten-hauner.de

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