Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Port Harcourt

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 Port Harcourt: 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 August, average 23.1 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsAugust, 23.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight12:05 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice11:51

Garlic in Port Harcourt: 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 Port Harcourt's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Enugu189 km1 Octobersame day
Benin City229 km1 Octobersame day
Lagos442 km1 Octobersame day
Ibadan448 km1 Octobersame day
Abuja475 km1 Octobersame day
Ilorin492 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Port Harcourt

Within 15 km of Port Harcourt OpenStreetMap lists 10 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.