When to plant garlic in Rouen: 22 October – end of December

In Rouen, garlic: plant from 22 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Ferme Margot (farm shop, 11 km) and La Ferme du Vieux Puits (farm shop, 14 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 Rouen: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Rouen from 22 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 1.6 °C.

Planting	22 October – end of December
First autumn frost	21 November
Coldest nights	January, 1.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:26 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:10

Garlic in Rouen: care after planting

Planted on 22 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

22 October — feed: nitrogen
19 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 Rouen, Paris is 1 day earlier and Le Havre 21 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Le Havre	72 km	12 November – end of December	21 days later
Amiens	100 km	22 October – end of December	same day
Caen	109 km	5 November – end of December	14 days later
Paris	111 km	21 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Le Mans	173 km	25 October – end of December	3 days later
Brighton	178 km	1 November – end of December	10 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Rouen

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Rouen OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 18 markets and 15 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Ferme Margot — farm shop
Fri 14:00–18:00 · 11 km
La Ferme du Vieux Puits — farm shop
Fri 16:30–19:00; Sat 10:00–12:00, 14:00–18:00 · 14 km
Les Serres Neuvillaises — garden centre
13 km
Les Vergers du Quesnay — farm shop · sells: Cidre Fermier, Apéritif Normand, Eau de Vie, Jus de Pomme, Pomme de Terre
12 km

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