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When to plant garlic in Bariloche: 12 December – 14 May

In Bariloche, garlic: plant from 12 December to about 14 May.

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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Bariloche: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bariloche from 12 December to about 14 May; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in May–October; the coldest, July, averages -5 °C.

Planting12 December – 14 May
First autumn frost11 January
Coldest nightsJuly, -5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring24 November
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: August
Daylight15:05 on 12 December
Daylight at the winter solstice9:12

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

Garlic in Bariloche: care after planting

Planted on 12 December: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 12 December — feed: nitrogen
  • 9 January — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Bariloche; the closest date is in Temuco, 132 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Puerto Montt141 km7 May – end of June146 days later
Osorno166 km3 May – end of June142 days later
Valdivia222 km15 May – end of June154 days later
Temuco290 km23 April – end of June132 days later
Neuquén369 km10 May – end of June149 days later
Los Ángeles419 km2 May – end of June141 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bariloche

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 December to about 14 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bariloche OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Bariloche?

In Bariloche, garlic: plant from 12 December to about 14 May. 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 Bariloche?

Last spring frost around 27 December, first autumn frost around 11 January.

Other crops in Bariloche, with their dates