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

In Vigo, 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 Vigo: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Vigo from 1 October to the end of December. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 6.8 °C.

Planting1 October – end of December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 6.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:47 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:05

Garlic in Vigo: 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

3 of the nearest cities share Vigo's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Pontevedra23 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Viana do Castelo61 km12 November – end of December42 days later
Ourense72 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Santiago de Compostela74 km1 October – end of Decembersame day
Braga80 kmby 23 November53 days later
Porto120 kmby 19 November49 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Vigo

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Vigo OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 9 farm-supply shops, 5 plant nurseries, 22 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Vigo?

In Vigo, 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 Vigo, with their dates