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When to plant garlic in Oruro: 31 March – end of June

In Oruro, garlic: plant from 31 March 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 Oruro: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Oruro from 31 March 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 June, average 0.3 °C.

Planting31 March – end of June
First autumn frost30 April
Coldest nightsJune, 0.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight11:56 on 31 March
Daylight at the winter solstice11:03

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

Garlic in Oruro: care after planting

Planted on 31 March: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 31 March — feed: nitrogen
  • 28 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 Oruro, Potosí is 87 days earlier and Sucre 62 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Cochabamba118 kmby 23 May53 days later
La Paz198 km21 March – end of June10 days earlier
Sucre226 kmby 1 June62 days later
Potosí228 km3 January – end of June87 days earlier
Tacna334 km1 April1 day later
Arica346 km1 April1 day later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Oruro

Planting stock goes into the ground from 31 March to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Oruro OpenStreetMap lists 15 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Oruro?

In Oruro, garlic: plant from 31 March 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 Oruro?

Last spring frost around 26 September, first autumn frost around 30 April.

Other crops in Oruro, with their dates