When to plant garlic in Escuintla

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 Agropro (farm shop, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Escuintla: 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 November, average 21.1 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	November, 21.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	12:01 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	11:17

Garlic in Escuintla: 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 Escuintla's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Guatemala City	47 km	1 October	same day
Quetzaltenango	99 km	1 October	same day
Huehuetenango	135 km	1 October	same day
Santa Ana	137 km	1 October	same day
Cobán	139 km	1 October	same day
San Salvador	185 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Escuintla

Within 15 km of Escuintla OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Agropro — farm shop
4a Avenida Zona 1, Escuintla · 1 km