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When to plant garlic in Valence: 22 October – end of December

In Valence, garlic: plant from 22 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.

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 Valence: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Valence from 22 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 1 °C.

Planting22 October – end of December
First autumn frost21 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring8 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight10:41 on 22 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:46

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

Garlic in Valence: care after planting

Planted on 22 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 22 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 19 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 Valence, Grenoble is 27 days earlier and Avignon 11 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Saint-Étienne70 km18 October – end of December4 days earlier
Grenoble70 km25 September – 1 December27 days earlier
Lyon92 km26 October – end of December4 days later
Chambéry106 km21 October – end of December1 day earlier
Avignon109 km2 November – end of December11 days later
Nîmes129 km1 November – end of December10 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Valence

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Valence OpenStreetMap lists 17 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries, 8 markets and 21 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Valence?

In Valence, garlic: plant from 22 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 Valence?

Last spring frost around 18 March, first autumn frost around 21 November.

Other crops in Valence, with their dates