When to plant garlic in São José dos Campos

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 São José dos Campos: 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 July, average 11.8 °C.

Planting	1 April
Coldest nights	July, 11.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight	11:52 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:42

Garlic in São José dos Campos: 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

5 of the nearest cities share São José dos Campos's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
São Paulo	86 km	15 March – 15 June	17 days earlier
Campinas	123 km	1 April	same day
Sorocaba	164 km	1 April	same day
Poços de Caldas	169 km	1 April	same day
Rio de Janeiro	280 km	1 April	same day
Ribeirão Preto	298 km	1 April	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in São José dos Campos

Within 15 km of São José dos Campos OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 6 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Feira da Barganha — market
Sun 07:00–13:00 · 2 km · sjc.sp.gov.br
Feira Livre — market
Rua Turmalina, São José dos Campos · Sat 07:00–12:30 · 2 km
Feira noturna — market
Fri 18:00–23:00 · 4 km
Mercado Municipal — market
Rua 7 de Setembro · 0 km