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When to plant garlic in Toulouse: 29 October – end of December

In Toulouse, garlic: plant from 29 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Ferme Attitude (farm shop, 1 km) and Verger de Candie (farm shop, 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 Toulouse: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Toulouse from 29 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 2.4 °C.

Planting29 October – end of December
First autumn frost28 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:25 on 29 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:56

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

Garlic in Toulouse: care after planting

Planted on 29 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 29 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 26 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 Toulouse, Jaca is 28 days earlier and Montpellier 30 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Pau149 km4 November – end of December6 days later
Perpignan155 km12 November – end of December14 days later
Montpellier196 km28 November – end of December30 days later
Jaca199 km1 October – end of December28 days earlier
Manresa210 km1 October – end of December28 days earlier
Bordeaux212 km31 October – end of December2 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Toulouse

Planting stock goes into the ground from 29 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Toulouse OpenStreetMap lists 21 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 85 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Toulouse?

In Toulouse, garlic: plant from 29 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 Toulouse?

Last spring frost around 12 March, first autumn frost around 28 November.

Other crops in Toulouse, with their dates