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When to plant garlic in Salzburg: 1 October – end of December

In Salzburg, garlic: plant from 1 October to the end of December.

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 Salzburg: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Salzburg from 1 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 -4 °C.

Planting1 October – end of December
First autumn frost31 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring27 February
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:43 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:24

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

Garlic in Salzburg: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 October — 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 Salzburg, Klagenfurt is 37 days earlier and Linz 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Linz109 km13 October – end of December12 days later
Munich115 km10 October – end of December9 days later
Innsbruck136 km7 September – 10 December24 days earlier
Regensburg151 km8 October – end of December7 days later
Klagenfurt163 km25 August – 30 October37 days earlier
České Budějovice168 km7 October – end of December6 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Salzburg

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Salzburg OpenStreetMap lists 20 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 7 markets and 15 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Salzburg?

In Salzburg, garlic: plant from 1 October to the end of December. 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.

When is the last spring frost in Salzburg?

Last spring frost around 22 April, first autumn frost around 31 October.

Other crops in Salzburg, with their dates