Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Marrakesh

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 Marrakesh: 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 January, average 6.2 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 6.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:53 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice10:05

Garlic in Marrakesh: 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 Marrakesh's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Agadir202 km1 Octobersame day
Casablanca219 km1 Octobersame day
Rabat287 km1 Octobersame day
Fez388 km1 Octobersame day
Tangier502 km1 Octobersame day
Ceuta536 km1 October – end of Decembersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Marrakesh

Within 15 km of Marrakesh OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 14 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.