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When to plant garlic in Bloemfontein: 5 May – end of June

In Bloemfontein, garlic: plant from 5 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.

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 Bloemfontein: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Bloemfontein from 5 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 1.4 °C.

Planting5 May – end of June
First autumn frost4 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 1.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight10:54 on 5 May
Daylight at the winter solstice10:17

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

Garlic in Bloemfontein: care after planting

Planted on 5 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 5 May — feed: nitrogen
  • 2 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 Bloemfontein, Pretoria is 34 days earlier and Johannesburg 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Johannesburg372 kmby 6 May1 day later
Pretoria423 km1 April34 days earlier
Durban473 km1 April34 days earlier
Maputo718 km1 April34 days earlier
Cape Town911 km1 April34 days earlier
Beira1,351 km1 April34 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Bloemfontein

Planting stock goes into the ground from 5 May to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bloemfontein OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Bloemfontein?

In Bloemfontein, garlic: plant from 5 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 Bloemfontein?

Last spring frost around 17 August, first autumn frost around 4 June.

Other crops in Bloemfontein, with their dates