Greenly Garden
Get the app
EN

When to plant garlic in Bragança: 27 October – end of December

In Bragança, garlic: plant from 27 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Agriloja (farm supply, 3 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 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 Bragança: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bragança from 27 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 0.7 °C.

Planting27 October – end of December
First autumn frost26 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:36 on 27 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:08

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

Garlic in Bragança: care after planting

Planted on 27 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 27 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 24 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 Bragança, Ponferrada is 26 days earlier and Vila Real 26 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ponferrada83 km1 October – end of December26 days earlier
Zamora91 km1 October – end of December26 days earlier
Vila Real99 km22 November – end of December26 days later
Ourense108 km1 October – end of December26 days earlier
Salamanca131 km1 October – end of December26 days earlier
León (Spain)132 km1 October – end of December26 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bragança

Planting stock goes into the ground from 27 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bragança OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Bragança?

In Bragança, garlic: plant from 27 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 Bragança?

Last spring frost around 7 April, first autumn frost around 26 November.

Other crops in Bragança, with their dates