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When to plant garlic in Cartagena (Colombia)

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 Cartagena (Colombia): 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 24.5 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 24.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight12:02 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice11:31

Garlic in Cartagena (Colombia): 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 Cartagena (Colombia)'s date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Barranquilla101 km1 Octobersame day
Santa Marta172 km1 Octobersame day
Montería189 km1 Octobersame day
Valledupar248 km1 Octobersame day
Maracaibo426 km1 Octobersame day
Cúcuta434 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cartagena (Colombia)

Within 15 km of Cartagena (Colombia) OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 4 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.