Sowing calendar · Alliums
Garlic
Allium sativum · Alho, Ajo, Ail, Knoblauch, Aglio
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Plant clovesOct–Jan
- HarvestJun–Jul
- Germination
- 14–30 days · soil from 4 °C
- Spacing
- 25 cm between rows · 12 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 4 cm
- Harvest after
- 210–240 days
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~1 years
Notes
Needs a cold spell to form bulbs. Lift when about a third of the leaves are brown.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.