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When to plant garlic in Tortosa: 1 October – end of December

In Tortosa, garlic: plant from 1 October to the end of December. In Spain garlic is planted from October in every region (Spain’s agriculture ministry, MAPA, Hojas Divulgadoras 1/84); we give October to December.

Garlic in Tortosa: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Tortosa from 1 October to the end of December. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4.9 °C.

Planting1 October – end of December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 4.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:48 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:15

Garlic in Tortosa: 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

6 of the nearest cities share Tortosa's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Tarragona70 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Lleida90 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Castellón de la Plana103 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Teruel147 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Manresa150 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Zaragoza150 km1 October – end of Decembersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Tortosa

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Tortosa OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Tortosa?

In Tortosa, garlic: plant from 1 October to the end of December. In Spain garlic is planted from October in every region (Spain’s agriculture ministry, MAPA, Hojas Divulgadoras 1/84); we give October to December.

Other crops in Tortosa, with their dates