When to plant garlic in Braga: by 23 November

In Braga, garlic: plant by 23 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include SAPEC (garden centre, 1 km) and Agrodanibela, Lda. (garden centre, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Braga: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 5.1 °C.

Planting	by 23 November
First autumn frost	23 December
Coldest nights	January, 5.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	9:37 on 23 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:10

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

Garlic in Braga: care after planting

Planted on 23 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

23 November — feed: nitrogen
21 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Braga; the closest date is in Vila Real, 1 day earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Viana do Castelo	37 km	12 November – end of December	11 days earlier
Porto	47 km	by 19 November	4 days earlier
Vila Real	63 km	22 November – end of December	1 day earlier
Vigo	80 km	1 October – end of December	53 days earlier
Ourense	99 km	1 October – end of December	53 days earlier
Pontevedra	100 km	1 October – end of December	53 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Braga

Planting stock goes into the ground by 23 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Braga OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 19 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

SAPEC — garden centre
Rua Andrade Corvo 17, 4700-204 · 1 km
Agrodanibela, Lda. — garden centre
Rua do Pinheiro do Bicho 48, 4705-719 Braga · 5 km
Mercado d'Villa — market
Rua do Carvalhal 70, 4765-152 Pedome · Mon 15:00–19:30; Tue–Sat 09:00–13:00, 15:00–19:30; Sun closed; public holidays closed · 15 km
Mercado Municipal de Braga — market
Tue–Fri 07:00–17:00; Sat 07:00–14:00; Sun, Mon closed · 1 km

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