When to plant garlic in Cancún

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. For planting stock, the places nearby include Celia's Fruit and Produce (Fruiteria Oxkutzcabena) (farm shop, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Cancún: 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 January, average 21.8 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 21.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:58 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:51

Garlic in Cancún: 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

4 of the nearest cities share Cancún's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Mérida	291 km	1 October	same day
Pinar del Río	354 km	16 September – 15 December	15 days earlier
Havana	507 km	16 September – 15 December	15 days earlier
Flores	570 km	1 October	same day
La Ceiba	598 km	1 October	same day
San Pedro Sula	641 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cancún

Within 15 km of Cancún OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Mercado 28 — market
2 km
Mercado Coral Negro — market
8 km
Mercado Municipal Javier Rojo Gomez — market
13 km
Celia's Fruit and Produce (Fruiteria Oxkutzcabena) — farm shop
Avenida Rueda Medina, 77400 Isla Mujerers, Quintana Roo · Mon–Sun 07:30–22:00 · 12 km