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When to plant garlic in Guayaquil

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. For planting stock, the places nearby include Agripac S.A. (farm supply, 2 km) and Sukampo (farm supply, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Guayaquil: 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 August, average 20.5 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsAugust, 20.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight12:05 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice12:00

Garlic in Guayaquil: 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

6 of the nearest cities share Guayaquil's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Machala122 km1 Aprilsame day
Cuenca131 km1 Aprilsame day
Riobamba152 km1 April – end of Junesame day
Manta162 km1 Aprilsame day
Ambato177 km1 Aprilsame day
Loja218 km1 Aprilsame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Guayaquil

Within 15 km of Guayaquil OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries, 16 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.