GreenlyWhen to plant garlic in Chile: 15 December – end of June
Garlic in Chile: plant from 15 December to the end of June; the window opens earliest in Coyhaique and closes latest in Concepción (12 cities).
From a month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter, to the late-planting limit on each crop’s page (about two weeks before the ground freezes, by ten years of weather).
Planting window by climate zone
| Zone | Cities | Window |
|---|---|---|
| 270 frost-free days or more | Santiago, Concepción, Puerto Montt, Rancagua, Talca, Chillán, Valdivia, Los Ángeles, Copiapó, Curicó | 2 May – end of June |
| 210–269 frost-free days | Temuco, Osorno | 23 April – end of June |
| 150–209 frost-free days | Punta Arenas | 8 March – end of June |
| Short season: under 150 frost-free days | Coyhaique | 15 December – 25 May |
| Frost without a regular season | Valparaíso, Calama | — |
| No frost in ten years | Antofagasta, La Serena, Arica, Iquique | — |
Garlic: the window in each city
| City | Window | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Coyhaique | 15 December – 25 May | Short season: under 150 frost-free days |
| Punta Arenas | 8 March – end of June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Antofagasta | 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 frost in ten years |
| Arica | 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 frost in ten years |
| Calama | 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. | Frost without a regular season |
| Iquique | 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 frost in ten years |
| La Serena | 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 frost in ten years |
| Valparaíso | 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. | Frost without a regular season |
| Temuco | 23 April – end of June | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Los Ángeles | 2 May – end of June | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Osorno | 3 May – end of June | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Puerto Montt | 7 May – end of June | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Curicó | 8 May – end of June | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Chillán | 13 May – end of June | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Rancagua | 13 May – end of June | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Concepción | 14 May – end of June | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Talca | 14 May – end of June | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Valdivia | 15 May – end of June | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Santiago | by 19 May | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Copiapó | by 25 May | 270 frost-free days or more |
