When to plant garlic in Stirling: 10 October – end of December

In Stirling, garlic: plant from 10 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Dobbies (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 Stirling: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Stirling from 10 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 0.7 °C.

Planting	10 October – end of December
First autumn frost	9 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	24 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:54 on 10 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	6:55

Garlic in Stirling: care after planting

Planted on 10 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

10 October — feed: nitrogen
7 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 Stirling's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Glasgow	35 km	12 October – end of December	2 days later
Perth (United Kingdom)	44 km	12 October – end of December	2 days later
Edinburgh	50 km	10 October – end of December	same day
Dundee	71 km	13 October – end of December	3 days later
Carlisle	151 km	16 October – end of December	6 days later
Inverness	152 km	14 October – end of December	4 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Stirling

Planting stock goes into the ground from 10 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Stirling OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 3 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Dobbies — garden centre
public holidays, Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 3 km
Greenyards Garden Centre — garden centre
4 km
Bonnyview Garden Centre & Plant Nursery — garden centre
14 km
Woodside Garden Store — garden centre
15 km

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