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When to plant garlic in Setúbal

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 Agriloja (farm supply, 4 km) and Casa das Farinhas (farm supply, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Setúbal: 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 8.8 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 8.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:49 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:28

Garlic in Setúbal: 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 Setúbal's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Lisbon31 km1 Octobersame day
Santarém81 km1 Octobersame day
Évora85 km1 Octobersame day
Beja106 kmby 28 November58 days later
Leiria136 km1 Octobersame day
Badajoz171 km1 October – end of Decembersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Setúbal

Within 15 km of Setúbal OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery and 15 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.