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

In Écija, 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 Écija: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Écija from 1 October to the end of December. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 5 °C.

Planting	1 October – end of December
First autumn frost	28 December
Coldest nights	January, 5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: August
Daylight	9:50 on 28 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:34

Garlic in Écija: care after planting

Planted on 28 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

28 November — feed: nitrogen
26 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

6 of the nearest cities share Écija's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Córdoba (Spain)	48 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Seville	81 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Málaga	108 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Marbella	116 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Jaén	116 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Jerez de la Frontera	133 km	1 October – end of December	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Écija

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Écija OpenStreetMap lists 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Plaza de Abastos — market
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