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When to plant garlic in Tampico

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 Agroequipos de Tampico (farm shop, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Tampico: 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 17.2 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 17.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:57 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice10:46

Garlic in Tampico: 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

3 of the nearest cities share Tampico's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Pachuca252 kmby 11 November41 days later
Xalapa317 km1 Octobersame day
Querétaro319 km1 Octobersame day
San Luis Potosí320 kmby 15 November45 days later
Mexico City339 kmby 9 November39 days later
Puebla357 km1 Octobersame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Tampico

Within 15 km of Tampico OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 5 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.