When to plant garlic in Manresa: 1 October – 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 Manresa: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Manresa from 1 October to the end of December. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.4 °C.

Planting	1 October – end of December
First autumn frost	2 December
Coldest nights	January, 1.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	8 January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	10:21 on 2 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:09

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

Garlic in Manresa: care after planting

Planted on 2 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

2 November — feed: nitrogen
30 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

5 of the nearest cities share Manresa's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Barcelona	47 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Tarragona	83 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Girona	87 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Lleida	101 km	1 October – end of December	same day
Perpignan	139 km	12 November – end of December	42 days later
Tortosa	150 km	1 October – end of December	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Manresa

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Manresa OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Mercat municipal Puigmercadal — market
Muralla del Carme 5, Manresa · 1 km · blog.puigmercadal.cat
Mercat de la Sagrada Família — market
Carrer de Sant Cristòfol, 08243 Manresa · Mon–Thu 08:00–14:00; Fri 08:00–14:00, 16:30–20:30; Sat 08:00–15:00 · 1 km
Viver Serra — garden centre
3 km · viverserra.es
Jardí net — garden centre
2 km

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