When to plant garlic in Santiago de los Caballeros

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 Vivero Camila (garden centre, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Santiago de los Caballeros: 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 February, average 19.8 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	February, 19.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:58 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:57

Garlic in Santiago de los Caballeros: 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 Santiago de los Caballeros's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
San Francisco de Macorís	50 km	1 October	same day
Santo Domingo	134 km	1 October	same day
Barahona	144 km	1 October	same day
San Pedro de Macorís	183 km	1 October	same day
Higüey	229 km	1 October	same day
Mayagüez	400 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Santiago de los Caballeros

Within 15 km of Santiago de los Caballeros OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Vivero Camila — garden centre
Carretera Matanza · 5 km
Plaza Merca Pekin — market
Avenida Domingo Rosario, 51000 Santiago de los Caballeros · 3 km
La Sirena — market
1 km
Plaza Denny's — market
1 km