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When to plant garlic in Ica

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. For planting stock, the places nearby include Ica Verde (garden centre, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Ica: soil, season and weather

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 month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in August, average 11.8 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsAugust, 11.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight11:58 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice11:18

Garlic in Ica: care after planting

Planted on 1 April: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 1 April — feed: nitrogen
  • 29 April — 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 Ica, Puno is 6 days earlier and Cusco 45 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ayacucho192 km1 May – end of June30 days later
Huancayo229 km1 Aprilsame day
Lima266 km1 Aprilsame day
Cusco410 km16 May – end of June45 days later
Arequipa519 km1 Aprilsame day
Puno644 km26 March – end of June6 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Ica

Within 15 km of Ica OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 20 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.