When to plant garlic in Leiria

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. For planting stock, the places nearby include My Garden (garden centre, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Leiria: 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 6.4 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 6.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:48 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:21

Garlic in Leiria: 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

4 of the nearest cities share Leiria's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Santarém	58 km	1 October	same day
Coimbra	61 km	1 October	same day
Aveiro	102 km	1 October	same day
Castelo Branco	113 km	by 26 November	56 days later
Lisbon	117 km	1 October	same day
Viseu	128 km	10 November – end of December	40 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Leiria

Within 15 km of Leiria OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries and 8 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

My Garden — garden centre
IC2 km107.7 30, 2480-060 Porto de Mós · 13 km
Mercado Municipal de Leiria — market
08:00–12:00 · 1 km
Feira de Leiria — market
Tue, Sat 08:00–18:00 · 1 km
Pavilhão Multiusos — market
Rua de Dom Duarte I · 9 km