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When to plant garlic in Guarda: 26 October – end of December

In Guarda, garlic: plant from 26 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.

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 Guarda: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Guarda from 26 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 1 °C.

Planting26 October – end of December
First autumn frost25 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring13 January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:43 on 26 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:16

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

Garlic in Guarda: care after planting

Planted on 26 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 26 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 23 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 Guarda, Coimbra is 25 days earlier and Castelo Branco 31 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Viseu56 km10 November – end of December15 days later
Castelo Branco82 kmby 26 November31 days later
Vila Real93 km22 November – end of December27 days later
Coimbra105 km1 October25 days earlier
Plasencia115 km1 October – end of December25 days earlier
Aveiro117 km1 October25 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Guarda

Planting stock goes into the ground from 26 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Guarda OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Guarda?

In Guarda, garlic: plant from 26 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 Guarda?

Last spring frost around 2 April, first autumn frost around 25 November.

Other crops in Guarda, with their dates