When to plant garlic in Szczecin: 18 October – end of December

In Szczecin, garlic: plant from 18 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Centrum Ogrodnicze Lawenda (garden centre, 8 km) and Centrum kwiatowe (garden centre, 8 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 Szczecin: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Szczecin from 18 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in January, February; the coldest, January, averages -0.9 °C.

Planting	18 October – end of December
First autumn frost	17 November
Coldest nights	January, -0.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	21 February
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	10:27 on 18 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:29

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

Garlic in Szczecin: care after planting

Planted on 18 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

18 October — feed: nitrogen
15 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 Szczecin, Bydgoszcz is 5 days earlier and Potsdam 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Berlin	127 km	20 October – end of December	2 days later
Potsdam	152 km	22 October – end of December	4 days later
Rostock	177 km	18 October – end of December	same day
Zielona Góra	178 km	14 October – end of December	4 days earlier
Poznań	196 km	17 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Bydgoszcz	233 km	13 October – end of December	5 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Szczecin

Planting stock goes into the ground from 18 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Szczecin OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 13 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Na widelcu — farm shop
1 km
Samo Zdrowie — farm shop
3 km
Centrum kwiatowe — garden centre
Gryfińska, Szczecin · Mon–Fri 06:00–16:00; Sat 06:00–14:00 · 8 km · centrumkwiatowe.pl
Centrum Ogrodnicze Lawenda — garden centre
Bukszpanowa, 70-763 Szczecin · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–14:00 · 8 km

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