Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Manta

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 Manta: 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 20.3 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsAugust, 20.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight12:06 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice12:04

Garlic in Manta: 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 Manta's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Guayaquil162 km1 Aprilsame day
Santo Domingo (Ecuador)189 km1 Aprilsame day
Ambato236 km1 Aprilsame day
Riobamba244 km1 April – end of Junesame day
Quito264 km1 Aprilsame day
Machala271 km1 Aprilsame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Manta

Within 15 km of Manta OpenStreetMap lists 8 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.