Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Iquitos

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 Iquitos: 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 22.7 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsJuly, 22.7 °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 Iquitos: 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 Iquitos's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Pucallpa537 km1 Aprilsame day
Riobamba642 km1 April – end of Junesame day
Cuenca645 km1 Aprilsame day
Ambato657 km1 Aprilsame day
Loja661 km1 Aprilsame day
Cajamarca697 km1 Aprilsame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Iquitos

Within 15 km of Iquitos OpenStreetMap lists 9 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.