What to plant in November in Portugal
6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in November in Portugal, for the climate around Central Portugal, Santarem district (lat 39, lon -9).
Climate: Mild Mediterranean climate with cool, damp winters (coldest nights around 2-6 °C, rare light frost), hot dry summers with highs near 39 °C, and almost no rain from June to September, so summer beds need irrigation.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild winters and cool autumns let lettuce grow in two seasons, and it bolts in the heat of summer.
Harvest: 45-65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Autumn-planted sets or transplants mature in the long dry early summer, which helps bulbs cure.
Harvest: 120-180 daysEasyCare guide →
Garlic Allium sativum
Cold, wet winters are exactly what garlic needs to form bulbs before the dry summer.
Harvest: 200-240 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Broad bean Vicia faba
Hardy in the cool, wet winter and cropping before the summer dry spell.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasy
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Cool winters and spring warmth give sweet berries, and plants are set out in autumn or early spring.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Prefers cool weather and bolts in summer heat, so it is best sown in spring and autumn.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →