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When to plant garlic in Cali

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October.

Garlic in Cali: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in June, average 18.1 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJune, 18.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight12:05 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice11:55

Garlic in Cali: 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

6 of the nearest cities share Cali's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Pereira178 km1 Octobersame day
Ibagué184 km1 Octobersame day
Pasto262 km1 Octobersame day
Bogotá307 km1 Octobersame day
Medellín328 km1 Octobersame day
Villavicencio331 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cali

Within 15 km of Cali OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.