GreenlyWhen to plant tulips in Portugal: 26 October – end of December
Tulip in Portugal: plant from 26 October to the end of December; the window opens earliest in Guarda and closes latest in Bragança (2 cities).
From a month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter, to the late-planting limit on each crop’s page (about two weeks before the ground freezes, by ten years of weather).
Planting window by climate zone
| Zone | Cities | Window |
|---|---|---|
| 270 frost-free days or more | Porto, Braga, Viseu, Viana do Castelo, Castelo Branco, Vila Real | by 19 November |
| 210–269 frost-free days | Bragança, Guarda | 26 October – end of December |
Tulip: the window in each city
| City | Window | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Guarda | 26 October – end of December | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Bragança | 27 October – end of December | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Viseu | by 10 November | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Viana do Castelo | by 12 November | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Porto | by 19 November | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Vila Real | by 22 November | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Braga | by 23 November | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Castelo Branco | by 26 November | 270 frost-free days or more |
