When to plant garlic in Vila Real: 22 November – end of December

In Vila Real, garlic: plant from 22 November to the 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 Vila Real: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Vila Real from 22 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4 °C.

Planting	22 November – end of December
First autumn frost	22 December
Coldest nights	January, 4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight	9:40 on 22 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:11

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

Garlic in Vila Real: care after planting

Planted on 22 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

22 November — feed: nitrogen
20 December — 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

Around Vila Real, Guarda is 27 days earlier and Braga 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Braga	63 km	by 23 November	1 day later
Viseu	73 km	10 November – end of December	12 days earlier
Porto	75 km	by 19 November	3 days earlier
Guarda	93 km	26 October – end of December	27 days earlier
Bragança	99 km	27 October – end of December	26 days earlier
Viana do Castelo	101 km	12 November – end of December	10 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Vila Real

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Vila Real OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 15 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries, 11 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Viveiro dos Poetas — plant nursery
3 km
Viveiros Musgus — plant nursery
4 km
Hortofloricultura A. Carvalho — plant nursery
6 km
Covello — farm shop
13 km · covello.pt

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