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When to plant garlic in Yuma

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 Yuma Feed & Livestock Supply (farm supply, 2 km) and Seminis Vegetable Seeds (farm supply, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Yuma: 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 8.2 °C.

Planting1 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, 8.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:52 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice10:00

Garlic in Yuma: 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 Yuma's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Mexicali83 km1 Octobersame day
Ensenada211 kmby 14 November44 days later
Tijuana232 km1 Octobersame day
San Diego242 km1 Octobersame day
Phoenix249 kmby 29 November59 days later
Riverside299 kmby 19 November49 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Yuma

Within 15 km of Yuma OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.