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When to plant garlic in San Salvador

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 Salvador: 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 13.2 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 13.2 °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 solstice11:19

Garlic in San Salvador: 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 Salvador's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Chalatenango46 km1 Octobersame day
Santa Ana51 km1 Octobersame day
San Miguel112 km1 Octobersame day
Guatemala City176 km1 Octobersame day
Escuintla185 km1 Octobersame day
Comayagua187 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in San Salvador

Within 15 km of San Salvador OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries, 36 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.