When to plant garlic in Havana: 16 September – 15 December

In Havana, garlic: plant from 16 September to 15 December. For garlic here we follow a national source (Muñoz et al. 2010, Alvarez-Pinedo et al. 2023, Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias). For planting stock, the places nearby include Jardín K y 19 (garden centre, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Havana: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Havana from 16 September to 15 December. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 18.7 °C.

Planting	16 September – 15 December
Coldest nights	January, 18.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:57 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:43

Garlic in Havana: 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

3 of the nearest cities share Havana's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Pinar del Río	154 km	16 September – 15 December	same day
Santa Clara	260 km	16 September – 15 December	same day
Miami	368 km	1 October	15 days later
Fort Myers	394 km	1 October	15 days later
Camagüey	497 km	16 September – 15 December	same day
Cancún	507 km	1 October	15 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Havana

Planting stock goes into the ground from 16 September to 15 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Havana OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 137 markets and 81 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Permaculture garden — garden centre
3 km
Tienda Paso — garden centre
2 km
Piedras decorativas, fuentes y mucho más para la casa o el jardín — garden centre
3 km
Jardín K y 19 — garden centre
Mon–Sat 08:00–17:00 · 4 km

Questions

When to plant garlic in Havana?

In Havana, garlic: plant from 16 September to 15 December. For garlic here we follow a national source (Muñoz et al. 2010, Alvarez-Pinedo et al. 2023, Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias).