Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Faro

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October.

Garlic in Faro: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 9.5 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 9.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:50 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:37

Garlic in Faro: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 October — 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

5 of the nearest cities share Faro's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Huelva92 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Beja110 kmby 28 November58 days later
Cadiz156 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Jerez de la Frontera163 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Évora172 km1 Octobersame day
Seville178 km1 October – end of Decembersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Faro

Within 15 km of Faro OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries, 9 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

  • Mercado — market
    Avenida 5 de Outubro, 8700-306 Olhão · Mon–Fri 07:00–14:00; Sat 06:30–15:00; Sun closed · 8 km
  • Largo do Mercado — market
    Sun[1] · 14 km
  • Mercado de Estoi — market
    Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00 · 9 km
  • O Lirio — garden centre
    15 km

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.