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When to plant garlic in Cochabamba: by 23 May

In Cochabamba, garlic: plant by 23 May. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Asvisa Campo Verde (garden centre, 3 km) and Jardin Vertical (garden centre, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Cochabamba: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in June, average 3.8 °C.

Plantingby 23 May
First autumn frost22 June
Coldest nightsJune, 3.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight11:14 on 23 May
Daylight at the winter solstice11:05

Garlic in Cochabamba: care after planting

Planted on 23 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 23 May — feed: nitrogen
  • 20 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 Cochabamba, Potosí is 140 days earlier and Sucre 9 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Oruro118 km31 March – end of June53 days earlier
Sucre206 kmby 1 June9 days later
La Paz234 km21 March – end of June63 days earlier
Potosí247 km3 January – end of June140 days earlier
Trinidad315 km1 April52 days earlier
Santa Cruz de la Sierra319 km1 April52 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cochabamba

Planting stock goes into the ground by 23 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cochabamba OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 10 plant nurseries, 85 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

  • SICRA — farm shop
    1 km
  • Asvisa Campo Verde — garden centre
    Avenida Melchor Pérez de Olguín, Cochabamba · Mon–Sun 08:00–21:00; public holidays closed · 3 km
  • Jardin Vertical — garden centre
    Avenida Suarez Miranda, Quillacollo · 13 km
  • Mercado 25 de Mayo — market
    Calle Jordán, Cochabamba · Mon–Sun 07:00–20:00 · 1 km

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Cochabamba?

In Cochabamba, garlic: plant by 23 May. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in Cochabamba?

Last spring frost around 14 August, first autumn frost around 22 June.

Other crops in Cochabamba, with their dates