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When to plant garlic in Sheffield: 23 October – end of December

In Sheffield, garlic: plant from 23 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 Sheffield: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Sheffield from 23 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 1.7 °C.

Planting23 October – end of December
First autumn frost22 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring9 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:07 on 23 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:30

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

Garlic in Sheffield: care after planting

Planted on 23 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 23 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 20 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 Sheffield, Manchester is 8 days earlier and Leeds 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Leeds47 km24 October – end of December1 day later
Bradford49 km19 October – end of December4 days earlier
Derby51 km23 October – end of Decembersame day
Manchester52 km15 October – end of December8 days earlier
Nottingham52 km24 October – end of December1 day later
Stoke-on-Trent61 km16 October – end of December7 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Sheffield

Planting stock goes into the ground from 23 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Sheffield OpenStreetMap lists 23 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries, 11 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Sheffield?

In Sheffield, garlic: plant from 23 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 Sheffield?

Last spring frost around 15 April, first autumn frost around 22 November.

Other crops in Sheffield, with their dates