When to plant garlic in Tuxtla Gutiérrez

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.

Garlic in Tuxtla Gutiérrez: 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 17.6 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 17.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	12:00 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	11:08

Garlic in Tuxtla Gutiérrez: 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
San Cristóbal de las Casas	51 km	1 October	same day
Villahermosa	140 km	1 October	same day
Huehuetenango	237 km	1 October	same day
Quetzaltenango	273 km	1 October	same day
Cobán	326 km	1 October	same day
Flores	345 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Within 15 km of Tuxtla Gutiérrez OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 5 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Mercado Público Municipal Rafael Pascacio Gamboa — market
0 km
Mercado Público Municipal Juan Sabines — market
0 km
Mercado Público Municipal "San Juan" — market
3 km
Mercado de los Ancianos — market
2 km