When to plant garlic in Rio de Janeiro

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 Rio de Janeiro: 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 17.9 °C.

Planting	1 April
Coldest nights	July, 17.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight	11:52 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:43

Garlic in Rio de Janeiro: 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

4 of the nearest cities share Rio de Janeiro's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Juiz de Fora	129 km	1 April	same day
São José dos Campos	280 km	1 April	same day
Belo Horizonte	342 km	15 March – 15 June	17 days earlier
São Paulo	361 km	15 March – 15 June	17 days earlier
Poços de Caldas	370 km	1 April	same day
Campinas	398 km	1 April	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Rio de Janeiro

Within 15 km of Rio de Janeiro OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 25 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Maltonni — market
Rua Doutor Mário Vianna 361, Niterói · 8 km
Mercado Municipal de Niterói — market
Mon–Sun 09:00–23:00 · 7 km
Mini Mercado Meu Cantinho — market
Mon–Sun 08:00–22:00 · 8 km
Mini Mercado Espaço Novo — market
Avenida Professor João Brasil 243, 24130088 Niterói · 8 km