When to plant garlic in Stuttgart: 9 October – end of December

In Stuttgart, garlic: plant from 9 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Gärtnerei Locher (plant nursery, 1 km) and Reyer-Hofladen (farm shop, 7 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 Stuttgart: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Stuttgart from 9 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January; the coldest, January, averages -1.2 °C.

Planting	9 October – end of December
First autumn frost	8 November
Coldest nights	January, -1.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	1 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:14 on 9 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:15

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

Garlic in Stuttgart: care after planting

Planted on 9 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

9 October — feed: nitrogen
6 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Stuttgart; the closest date is in Augsburg, 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Karlsruhe	62 km	20 October – end of December	11 days later
Mannheim	94 km	21 October – end of December	12 days later
Strasbourg	108 km	21 October – end of December	12 days later
Freiburg im Breisgau	132 km	17 October – end of December	8 days later
Augsburg	135 km	10 October – end of December	1 day later
St. Gallen	152 km	19 October – end of December	10 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Stuttgart

Planting stock goes into the ground from 9 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Stuttgart OpenStreetMap lists 34 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 10 plant nurseries, 28 markets and 99 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Gärtnerei Locher — plant nursery
Zur Uhlandshöhe 49, 70188 Stuttgart · 1 km · locher-gaertnerei.de
Reyer-Hofladen — farm shop · sells: egg, milk, vegetables
Unteraicher Straße 4, 70567 Stuttgart · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:30; Sat 08:00–13:00 · 7 km · reyerhof.de
Hofladen Champagnestraße — farm shop · sells: berries, vegetables
Champagnestraße 1, 73734 Esslingen am Neckar · Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 08:30–18:00; Sat 08:30–15:00; Sun, public holidays closed · 9 km · clauss-gartenbau.de
Kartoffelständle Löffler-Hof — farm shop · sells: vegetables
Krummenland 1, Waiblingen · Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00 · 14 km · loeffler-hof.de

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