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When to plant garlic in Coyhaique: 15 December – 25 May

In Coyhaique, garlic: plant from 15 December to about 25 May.

Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

The date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Garlic in Coyhaique: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Coyhaique from 15 December to about 25 May; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in May–October; the coldest, July, averages -3.6 °C.

Planting15 December – 25 May
First autumn frost14 January
Coldest nightsJuly, -3.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring2 November
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: August
Daylight15:40 on 15 December
Daylight at the winter solstice8:41

The same dates in Coyhaique hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Coyhaique: care after planting

Planted on 15 December: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 15 December — feed: nitrogen
  • 12 January — 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 Coyhaique, Bariloche is 3 days earlier and Valdivia 151 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Comodoro Rivadavia357 km24 April – end of June130 days later
Puerto Montt461 km7 May – end of June143 days later
Bariloche495 km12 December – 14 May3 days earlier
Osorno563 km3 May – end of June139 days later
Trelew595 km29 April – end of June135 days later
Valdivia648 km15 May – end of June151 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Coyhaique

Planting stock goes into the ground from 15 December to about 25 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Coyhaique OpenStreetMap lists 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Coyhaique?

In Coyhaique, garlic: plant from 15 December to about 25 May. Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

When is the last spring frost in Coyhaique?

Last spring frost around 3 December, first autumn frost around 14 January.

Other crops in Coyhaique, with their dates