Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Tunis

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October.

Garlic in Tunis: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 8.3 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 8.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:50 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:38

Garlic in Tunis: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 October — 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

4 of the nearest cities share Tunis's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Sousse117 km1 Octobersame day
Sfax236 km1 Octobersame day
Cagliari284 km1 Octobersame day
Palermo316 km23 November – end of December53 days later
Constantine322 km13 November – end of December43 days later
Gabès326 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Tunis

Within 15 km of Tunis OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 51 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.