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When to plant garlic in San Cristóbal de las Casas

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. For planting stock, the places nearby include Corazón de Jade (garden centre, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in San Cristóbal de las Casas: 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 8.8 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 8.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight12:00 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice11:08

Garlic in San Cristóbal de las Casas: 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Tuxtla Gutiérrez51 km1 Octobersame day
Villahermosa142 km1 Octobersame day
Huehuetenango202 km1 Octobersame day
Quetzaltenango243 km1 Octobersame day
Cobán280 km1 Octobersame day
Flores295 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in San Cristóbal de las Casas

Within 15 km of San Cristóbal de las Casas OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 7 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.