When to plant garlic in La Rioja: by 16 May

In La Rioja, garlic: plant by 16 May. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Garlic in La Rioja: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 6.5 °C.

Planting	by 16 May
First autumn frost	15 June
Coldest nights	July, 6.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight	10:39 on 16 May
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:15

Garlic in La Rioja: 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

Around La Rioja, Santiago del Estero is 45 days earlier and San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	148 km	by 30 May	14 days later
San Juan	286 km	21 May – end of June	5 days later
Santiago del Estero	311 km	1 April	45 days earlier
San Miguel de Tucumán	331 km	1 April	45 days earlier
Córdoba	341 km	by 16 May	same day
Copiapó	408 km	by 25 May	9 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in La Rioja

Planting stock goes into the ground by 16 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of La Rioja OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

El Gato Negro — market
Lamadrid 401, 5300 La Rioja · 1 km
Boot Mini market — market
1 km

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