When to plant garlic in Santa Marta

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 El Jardín Dorado Tienda de Plantas (garden centre, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Santa Marta: 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 25.1 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 25.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	12:02 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	11:28

Garlic in Santa Marta: 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 Santa Marta's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Barranquilla	72 km	1 October	same day
Valledupar	134 km	1 October	same day
Cartagena (Colombia)	172 km	1 October	same day
Maracaibo	287 km	1 October	same day
Montería	332 km	1 October	same day
Cúcuta	415 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Santa Marta

Within 15 km of Santa Marta OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop and 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Olimpica — market
1 km
Mercafruver — market
6 km
Mi Corral — farm supply
2 km
El Jardín Dorado Tienda de Plantas — garden centre
Carrera 35 13A-03, 470001 Santa Marta · Mon–Sat 07:00–19:00 · 3 km · jardindorado.com.co