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When to plant garlic in Fortaleza

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 April.

Garlic in Fortaleza: 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 April. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 23.8 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsJuly, 23.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight12:04 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice11:54

Garlic in Fortaleza: care after planting

Planted on 1 April: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 April — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 April — 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

5 of the nearest cities share Fortaleza's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Natal433 km1 Aprilsame day
Recife627 km1 Aprilsame day
São Luís654 km1 Aprilsame day
Salvador1,027 km1 Aprilsame day
Belém1,135 km1 Aprilsame day
Brasília1,686 km15 March – 15 June17 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Fortaleza

Within 15 km of Fortaleza OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 38 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.