Greenly Garden

When to plant garlic in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra: 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 June, average 16.5 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsJune, 16.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight11:56 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice11:04

Garlic in Santa Cruz de la Sierra: 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

Around Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Potosí is 88 days earlier and Sucre 61 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Sucre260 kmby 1 June61 days later
Cochabamba319 kmby 23 May52 days later
Potosí337 km3 January – end of June88 days earlier
Trinidad376 km1 Aprilsame day
Oruro414 km31 March – end of June1 day earlier
Tarija447 kmby 14 May43 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Within 15 km of Santa Cruz de la Sierra OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 5 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries and 75 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

  • Tienda Don Yhon — market
    Calle La Guardia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 2 km
  • Tienda de Abarrote — market
    Avenida El Trompillo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 2 km
  • Tienda Teodora Rocha — market
    Calle José Mercado Aguado, Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 3 km
  • Mercado Nuevo — market
    Calle Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra · 0 km

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.