When to plant garlic in Caracas

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 Casa del Agricultor (farm shop, 3 km) and Distribuidora Hormann Durr (farm shop, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Caracas: 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 16.2 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 16.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	12:02 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	11:31

Garlic in Caracas: 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 Caracas's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Maracay	81 km	1 October	same day
Valencia (Venezuela)	125 km	1 October	same day
Barcelona (Venezuela)	246 km	1 October	same day
Barquisimeto	269 km	1 October	same day
Maturín	414 km	1 October	same day
Barinas	418 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Caracas

Within 15 km of Caracas OpenStreetMap lists 16 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries, 29 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Casa del Agricultor — farm shop
Las Flores, 1050 Caracas · 3 km
Distribuidora Hormann Durr — farm shop
Carretera Vieja Caracas - Guarenas, 1073 Caracas · 12 km
Agrofinca Don Fernando — farm supply
9 km
Vivero — plant nursery
6 km