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When to plant garlic in Mildura

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 Mildura Pots & More (garden centre, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Mildura: 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 6.5 °C.

Planting1 April
Coldest nightsJuly, 6.5 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight11:44 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice9:52

Garlic in Mildura: 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 Mildura, Albury is 31 days earlier and Melbourne 55 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Adelaide336 km1 Aprilsame day
Bendigo344 km20 May – end of June49 days later
Ballarat405 km20 May – end of June49 days later
Mount Gambier423 km1 Aprilsame day
Melbourne475 km26 May – end of June55 days later
Albury481 km1 March – end of June31 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Mildura

Within 15 km of Mildura OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 1 market and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.