When to plant garlic in Cairns

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 Watergardens Nursery (garden centre, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Cairns: 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 August, average 17.8 °C.

Planting	1 April
Coldest nights	August, 17.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight	11:56 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice	11:07

Garlic in Cairns: 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

5 of the nearest cities share Cairns's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Townsville	283 km	1 April	same day
Rockhampton	872 km	1 April	same day
Toowoomba	1,343 km	1 April	same day
Brisbane	1,390 km	1 April	same day
Alice Springs	1,451 km	by 7 May	36 days later
Gold Coast	1,461 km	1 April	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cairns

Within 15 km of Cairns OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026).

Watergardens Nursery — garden centre
Captain Cook Highway 1055 · 13 km · watergardensnursery.com
Rusty's Markets — market
Grafton Street 57-89 · 1 km · rustysmarkets.com.au
Limberlost — garden centre
8 km
NQ Stockfeeds & Farm Supplies — farm supply
10 km