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When to plant garlic in Copiapó: by 25 May

In Copiapó, garlic: plant by 25 May. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Garlic in Copiapó: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in June, average 8.1 °C.

Plantingby 25 May
First autumn frost24 June
Coldest nightsJune, 8.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight10:37 on 25 May
Daylight at the winter solstice10:25

Garlic in Copiapó: care after planting

Planted on 25 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 25 May — feed: nitrogen
  • 22 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 Copiapó, La Serena is 54 days earlier and San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
La Serena296 km1 April54 days earlier
La Rioja408 kmby 16 May9 days earlier
Antofagasta414 km1 April54 days earlier
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca463 kmby 30 May5 days later
San Juan495 km21 May – end of June4 days earlier
San Miguel de Tucumán510 km1 April54 days earlier

Questions

When to plant garlic in Copiapó?

In Copiapó, garlic: plant by 25 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 Copiapó?

Last spring frost around 19 July, first autumn frost around 24 June.

Other crops in Copiapó, with their dates