When to plant garlic in San Isidro de El General

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 San Isidro de El General: 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 16.3 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 16.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	12:03 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	11:35

Garlic in San Isidro de El General: 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 Isidro de El General's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
San José	76 km	1 October	same day
Limón	105 km	1 October	same day
Puntarenas	140 km	1 October	same day
David	175 km	1 October	same day
Liberia	236 km	1 October	same day
Bluefields	297 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in San Isidro de El General

Within 15 km of San Isidro de El General OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Colono Agropecuario — farm supply
7 km
Vivero La Bonita — plant nursery
9 km
BieNaSa — plant nursery
5 km
Concentrados Avanzado Juntos — farm shop
8 km