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When to plant garlic in 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.

Garlic in La Serena: 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 July, average 8.4 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsJuly, 8.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight11:47 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice10:13

Garlic in La Serena: 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

1 of the nearest cities share La Serena's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Copiapó296 kmby 25 May54 days later
San Juan317 km21 May – end of June50 days later
Valparaíso351 km1 Aprilsame day
Santiago397 kmby 19 May48 days later
Mendoza403 km18 May – end of June47 days later
La Rioja428 kmby 16 May45 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in La Serena

Within 15 km of La Serena OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 8 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.