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When to plant garlic in Ayacucho: 1 May – end of June

In Ayacucho, garlic: plant from 1 May to the end of June. For planting stock, the places nearby include Huascar (farm supply, 0 km) and Agroinversiones Damaris (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

The average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Ayacucho: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ayacucho from 1 May to the end of June; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 3.2 °C.

Planting1 May – end of June
First autumn frost31 May
Coldest nightsJuly, 3.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight11:38 on 1 May
Daylight at the winter solstice11:21

The same dates in Ayacucho hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Ayacucho: care after planting

Planted on 1 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

  • 1 May — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 May — 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

Around Ayacucho, Huancayo is 30 days earlier and Cusco 15 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Huancayo162 km1 April30 days earlier
Ica192 km1 April30 days earlier
Cusco247 km16 May – end of June15 days later
Lima330 km1 April30 days earlier
Arequipa462 km1 April30 days earlier
Pucallpa533 km1 April30 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ayacucho

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 May to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ayacucho OpenStreetMap lists 21 farm-supply shops, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

  • Huascar — farm supply
    Jirón Salvador Cavero, Ayacucho · 0 km
  • Agroinversiones Damaris — farm supply
    Avenida Mariscal Castilla, Ayacucho · 1 km
  • Servyagro — farm supply
    Avenida Ramon Castilla, Ayacucho · 1 km
  • Resistem — farm supply
    Avenida Ramon Castilla, Ayacucho · 1 km

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Ayacucho?

In Ayacucho, garlic: plant from 1 May to the end of June. Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

When is the last spring frost in Ayacucho?

Last spring frost around 5 August, first autumn frost around 31 May.

Other crops in Ayacucho, with their dates