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When to plant garlic in São Luís

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 Luís: 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 March, average 24.3 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsMarch, 24.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight12:05 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice11:58

Garlic in São Luís: 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 Luís's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Belém481 km1 Aprilsame day
Fortaleza654 km1 Aprilsame day
Natal1,071 km1 Aprilsame day
Recife1,210 km1 Aprilsame day
Salvador1,325 km1 Aprilsame day
Brasília1,526 km15 March – 15 June17 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in São Luís

Within 15 km of São Luís OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop and 35 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.