When to plant garlic in Zlín: 7 October – 17 December

In Zlín, garlic: plant from 7 October to about 17 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Kozí farma Vizovice (farm supply, 13 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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Zlín: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Zlín from 7 October to about 17 December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.8 °C.

Planting	7 October – 17 December
First autumn frost	6 November
Coldest nights	January, -3.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 March
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:20 on 7 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:12

Garlic in Zlín: care after planting

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

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

7 October — feed: nitrogen
4 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

2 of the nearest cities share Zlín's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Olomouc	51 km	7 October – end of December	same day
Brno	77 km	7 October – 24 December	same day
Ostrava	79 km	10 October – end of December	3 days later
Bratislava	126 km	17 October – end of December	10 days later
Vienna	147 km	13 October – 29 December	6 days later
Katowice	151 km	17 October – 22 December	10 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Zlín

Planting stock goes into the ground from 7 October to about 17 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Zlín OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Kozí farma Vizovice — farm supply
Lázeňská 756, 76312 Vizovice · Tue–Wed "po tel. domluvě"; Thu–Fri 14:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 14:00–18:00 · 13 km · kozifarmavizovice.cz
Kam-on.cz, prodej kameniva a betonových prefabrikátů — garden centre
5 km
Mikroagra — garden centre
15 km
Tržiště Pod kaštany — market
1 km

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