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When to plant garlic in Antofagasta

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. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hierba Buena (garden centre, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Antofagasta: 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 July, average 12.2 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsJuly, 12.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight11:52 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice10:40

Garlic in Antofagasta: 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

3 of the nearest cities share Antofagasta's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Calama200 km1 Aprilsame day
Iquique383 km1 Aprilsame day
Copiapó414 kmby 25 May54 days later
Salta522 kmby 31 May60 days later
San Salvador de Jujuy522 kmby 26 May55 days later
Arica575 km1 Aprilsame day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Antofagasta

Within 15 km of Antofagasta OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 4 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.