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When to plant garlic in Osorno: 3 May – end of June

In Osorno, garlic: plant from 3 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 Osorno: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Osorno from 3 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 3.4 °C.

Planting3 May – end of June
First autumn frost2 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 3.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight10:19 on 3 May
Daylight at the winter solstice9:16

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

Garlic in Osorno: care after planting

Planted on 3 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 3 May — feed: nitrogen
  • 31 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 Osorno, Bariloche is 142 days earlier and Valdivia 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Valdivia85 km15 May – end of June12 days later
Puerto Montt101 km7 May – end of June4 days later
Bariloche166 km12 December – 14 May142 days earlier
Temuco208 km23 April – end of June10 days earlier
Los Ángeles351 km2 May – end of June1 day earlier
Concepción416 km14 May – end of June11 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Osorno

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 May to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Osorno OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery and 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Osorno?

In Osorno, garlic: plant from 3 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 Osorno?

Last spring frost around 15 September, first autumn frost around 2 June.

Other crops in Osorno, with their dates