When to plant garlic in Mar del Plata

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 Mercado de Chile (farm shop, 2 km) and La Escondida (farm shop, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Mar del Plata: 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 6 °C.

Planting	1 April
Coldest nights	July, 6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight	11:41 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:31

Garlic in Mar del Plata: 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

4 of the nearest cities share Mar del Plata's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
La Plata	344 km	by 18 May	47 days later
Montevideo	367 km	1 April – end of June	same day
Buenos Aires	385 km	1 April	same day
Colonia del Sacramento	393 km	1 April – end of June	same day
Maldonado	416 km	1 April – end of June	same day
Bahía Blanca	418 km	16 May – end of June	45 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Mar del Plata

Within 15 km of Mar del Plata OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 17 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Dietética JB Justo y Córdoba — market
Avenida Juan B. Justo, 7600 · 3 km
Mercado de Chile — farm shop
Chile 1455 · 2 km
La Escondida — farm shop
Avenida Colón 6499 · 3 km
Vivero Antoniucci — garden centre
2 km