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When to plant garlic in San Miguel

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 Agroservicio Migueleño (farm supply, 1 km) and Bararú Vivero (garden centre, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in San Miguel: 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 21.9 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 21.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight12:01 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice11:20

Garlic in San Miguel: 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 Miguel's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Chalatenango103 km1 Octobersame day
Choluteca108 km1 Octobersame day
San Salvador112 km1 Octobersame day
Comayagua123 km1 Octobersame day
Tegucigalpa127 km1 Octobersame day
Santa Ana159 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in San Miguel

Within 15 km of San Miguel OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 3 farm-supply shops, 4 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.