When to plant garlic in Badajoz: 1 October – end of December

In Badajoz, garlic: plant from 1 October to the end of December. In Spain garlic is planted from October in every region (Spain’s agriculture ministry, MAPA, Hojas Divulgadoras 1/84); we give October to December.

Garlic in Badajoz: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Badajoz from 1 October to the end of December. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4.7 °C.

Planting	1 October – end of December
First autumn frost	16 December
Coldest nights	January, 4.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:03 on 16 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:26

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

Garlic in Badajoz: care after planting

Planted on 16 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

16 November — feed: nitrogen
14 December — 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 Badajoz's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Mérida (Spain)	56 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Cáceres	84 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Évora	89 km	1 October	same day
Castelo Branco	114 km	by 26 November	56 days later
Beja	124 km	by 28 November	58 days later
Plasencia	149 km	1 October – end of December	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Badajoz

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Badajoz OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop and 1 market (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercadillo — market
Tue 09:00–13:00 · 2 km
Maluca Garden — garden centre
4 km · malucagarden.es
Fertiprado Lda. — farm supply
15 km

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