When to plant garlic in Rostock: 18 October – end of December

In Rostock, garlic: plant from 18 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Bauhaus Stadtgarten (garden centre, 3 km) and Toom Gartencenter (garden centre, 6 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 Rostock: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Rostock from 18 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January, February; the coldest, January, averages -0.2 °C.

Planting	18 October – end of December
First autumn frost	17 November
Coldest nights	January, -0.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	19 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:25 on 18 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:21

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

Garlic in Rostock: care after planting

Planted on 18 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

18 October — feed: nitrogen
15 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

1 of the nearest cities share Rostock's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Kiel	130 km	21 October – end of December	3 days later
Hamburg	151 km	20 October – end of December	2 days later
Szczecin	177 km	18 October – end of December	same day
Copenhagen	179 km	20 October – end of December	2 days later
Berlin	195 km	20 October – end of December	2 days later
Potsdam	198 km	22 October – end of December	4 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Rostock

Planting stock goes into the ground from 18 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Rostock OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries, 13 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Toom Gartencenter — garden centre
Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00 · 6 km · toom.de
Bauhaus Stadtgarten — garden centre
Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00; Sat 08:00–20:00 · 3 km
Wochenmarkt Hannes-Meyer-Platz — market
Wed 08:00–17:00 · 5 km · rostocker-wochenmaerkte.de
Wochenmarkt Warnemünde — market
Sat 08:00–13:00 · 10 km · rostocker-wochenmaerkte.de

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