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When to plant garlic in Cusco: 16 May – end of June

In Cusco, garlic: plant from 16 May to the end of June.

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 average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Cusco: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Cusco from 16 May to the end of June; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 2 °C.

Planting16 May – end of June
First autumn frost15 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight11:29 on 16 May
Daylight at the winter solstice11:20

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

Garlic in Cusco: care after planting

Planted on 16 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 16 May — feed: nitrogen
  • 13 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Cusco; the closest date is in Ayacucho, 15 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ayacucho247 km1 May – end of June15 days earlier
Arequipa324 km1 April45 days earlier
Puno332 km26 March – end of June51 days earlier
Huancayo387 km1 April45 days earlier
Ica410 km1 April45 days earlier
Cobija448 km1 April45 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Cusco

Planting stock goes into the ground from 16 May to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cusco OpenStreetMap lists 9 farm-supply shops and 23 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Cusco?

In Cusco, garlic: plant from 16 May to the end of June. 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 Cusco?

Last spring frost around 3 August, first autumn frost around 15 June.

Other crops in Cusco, with their dates