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When to plant garlic in León (Nicaragua)

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.

Garlic in León (Nicaragua): 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 December, average 22.4 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsDecember, 22.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight12:01 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice11:24

Garlic in León (Nicaragua): 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 León (Nicaragua)'s date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Managua73 km1 Octobersame day
Choluteca104 km1 Octobersame day
Matagalpa118 km1 Octobersame day
San Miguel183 km1 Octobersame day
Tegucigalpa190 km1 Octobersame day
Comayagua239 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in León (Nicaragua)

Within 15 km of León (Nicaragua) OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 4 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.