When to plant garlic in São Paulo: 15 March – 15 June

In São Paulo, garlic: plant from 15 March to 15 June. For garlic here we follow a national source (Embrapa Hortaliças. For planting stock, the places nearby include Shopping Garden Sul (garden centre, 9 km) and Mercadão das Flores (garden centre, 11 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in São Paulo: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in São Paulo from 15 March to 15 June. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 11.4 °C.

Planting	15 March – 15 June
Coldest nights	July, 11.4 °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	10:41

Garlic in São Paulo: 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than São Paulo; the closest date is in Campinas, 17 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Campinas	84 km	1 April	17 days later
Sorocaba	85 km	1 April	17 days later
São José dos Campos	86 km	1 April	17 days later
Poços de Caldas	196 km	1 April	17 days later
Ribeirão Preto	290 km	1 April	17 days later
Curitiba	339 km	1 April	17 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in São Paulo

Planting stock goes into the ground from 15 March to 15 June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of São Paulo OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 69 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Shopping Garden Sul — garden centre
Avenida dos Bandeirantes 5900, 04071-001 São Paulo · Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00; Sun 09:00–19:00 · 9 km · shopgarden.com.br
Guaru Garden — garden centre
Avenida Suplicy 145, 07096-000 Guarulhos · Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00, Sun 08:00–13:00 · 14 km · guarugarden.com.br
Mercadão das Flores — garden centre
Rua Hayden 105, 05314-010 São Paulo · 11 km · mercadaodasflores.com.br
New Garden Paisagismo — garden centre
Rua Marcondésia 1, São Paulo · Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 09:00–13:00; public holidays closed · 11 km

Questions

When to plant garlic in São Paulo?

In São Paulo, garlic: plant from 15 March to 15 June. For garlic here we follow a national source (Embrapa Hortaliças.