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When to plant garlic in Cuernavaca

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 Cuernavaca: 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 8.8 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 8.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:59 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice10:59

Garlic in Cuernavaca: 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

2 of the nearest cities share Cuernavaca's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Mexico City57 kmby 9 November39 days later
Toluca60 kmby 25 November55 days later
Puebla109 km1 Octobersame day
Pachuca142 kmby 11 November41 days later
Querétaro221 km1 Octobersame day
Morelia222 kmby 22 November52 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cuernavaca

Within 15 km of Cuernavaca OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 20 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.