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When to plant garlic in Ciudad Juárez: 5 November – end of December

In Ciudad Juárez, garlic: plant from 5 November to the end of December.

Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

The average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Ciudad Juárez: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ciudad Juárez from 5 November to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.6 °C.

Planting5 November – end of December
First autumn frost5 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: July
Daylight10:49 on 5 November
Daylight at the winter solstice10:05

The same dates in Ciudad Juárez hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Ciudad Juárez: care after planting

Planted on 5 November: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

  • 5 November — feed: nitrogen
  • 3 December — 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

Around Ciudad Juárez, Santa Fe (United States) is 40 days earlier and Tucson 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
El Paso10 km5 November – end of Decembersame day
Las Cruces77 km25 October – end of December11 days earlier
Chihuahua342 kmby 8 November3 days later
Albuquerque378 km10 October – end of December26 days earlier
Tucson430 kmby 18 November13 days later
Santa Fe (United States)447 km26 September – 11 December40 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ciudad Juárez

Planting stock goes into the ground from 5 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ciudad Juárez OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres and 14 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Ciudad Juárez?

In Ciudad Juárez, garlic: plant from 5 November to the end of December. Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

When is the last spring frost in Ciudad Juárez?

Last spring frost around 28 February, first autumn frost around 5 December.

Other crops in Ciudad Juárez, with their dates