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When to plant garlic in Ballarat: 20 May – end of June

In Ballarat, garlic: plant from 20 May to the end of June. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hewitt & Whitty (farm supply, 4 km) and Thistleberry Farm (farm shop, 15 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 Ballarat: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Ballarat from 20 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 4.4 °C.

Planting20 May – end of June
First autumn frost19 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 4.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight10:00 on 20 May
Daylight at the winter solstice9:34

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

Garlic in Ballarat: care after planting

Planted on 20 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 20 May — feed: nitrogen
  • 17 June — 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 Ballarat, Albury is 80 days earlier and Melbourne 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Geelong79 km1 April49 days earlier
Bendigo98 km20 May – end of Junesame day
Melbourne101 km26 May – end of June6 days later
Mount Gambier272 km1 April49 days earlier
Albury320 km1 March – end of June80 days earlier
Mildura405 km1 April49 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ballarat

Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 May to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ballarat OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Ballarat?

In Ballarat, garlic: plant from 20 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 Ballarat?

Last spring frost around 20 August, first autumn frost around 19 June.

Other crops in Ballarat, with their dates