When to plant garlic in Caxias do Sul: by 18 May

In Caxias do Sul, garlic: plant by 18 May. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Garlic in Caxias do Sul: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 9.5 °C.

Planting	by 18 May
First autumn frost	17 June
Coldest nights	July, 9.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight	10:37 on 18 May
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:16

Garlic in Caxias do Sul: care after planting

Planted on 18 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

18 May — feed: nitrogen
15 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 Caxias do Sul, Porto Alegre is 47 days earlier and Lages 7 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Porto Alegre	96 km	1 April	47 days earlier
Passo Fundo	157 km	by 19 May	1 day later
Lages	172 km	by 25 May	7 days later
Santa Maria	261 km	by 14 May	4 days earlier
Chapecó	270 km	by 25 May	7 days later
Pelotas	310 km	1 April	47 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Caxias do Sul

Planting stock goes into the ground by 18 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Caxias do Sul OpenStreetMap lists 14 farm-supply shops, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Olivan Produtos Agrícolas — farm supply
11 km
Agrocampos — farm supply
11 km
Comercial Agrícola H&F — farm supply
11 km
Agrimar — farm supply
14 km

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