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When to plant garlic in Los Ángeles: 2 May – end of June

In Los Ángeles, garlic: plant from 2 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 Los Ángeles: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Los Ángeles from 2 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 4.1 °C.

Planting2 May – end of June
First autumn frost1 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 4.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight10:32 on 2 May
Daylight at the winter solstice9:34

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

Garlic in Los Ángeles: care after planting

Planted on 2 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 2 May — feed: nitrogen
  • 30 May — 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 Los Ángeles, Temuco is 9 days earlier and Valdivia 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Concepción94 km14 May – end of June12 days later
Chillán98 km13 May – end of June11 days later
Temuco143 km23 April – end of June9 days earlier
Talca236 km14 May – end of June12 days later
Valdivia272 km15 May – end of June13 days later
Curicó293 km8 May – end of June6 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Los Ángeles

Planting stock goes into the ground from 2 May to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Los Ángeles OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 farm-supply shops and 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Los Ángeles?

In Los Ángeles, garlic: plant from 2 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 Los Ángeles?

Last spring frost around 25 August, first autumn frost around 1 June.

Other crops in Los Ángeles, with their dates