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When to plant garlic in Potosí: 3 January – end of June

In Potosí, garlic: plant from 3 January 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 Potosí: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Potosí from 3 January to the end of June; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in June–August; the coldest, June, averages -0.9 °C.

Planting3 January – end of June
First autumn frost2 February
Coldest nightsJune, -0.9 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: September
Daylight13:17 on 3 January
Daylight at the winter solstice10:57

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

Garlic in Potosí: care after planting

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

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

  • 3 January — feed: nitrogen
  • 31 January — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic later than Potosí; the closest date is in La Paz, 77 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Sucre80 kmby 1 June149 days later
Oruro228 km31 March – end of June87 days later
Tarija241 kmby 14 May131 days later
Cochabamba247 kmby 23 May140 days later
Santa Cruz de la Sierra337 km1 April88 days later
La Paz426 km21 March – end of June77 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Potosí

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 January to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Potosí OpenStreetMap lists 16 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Potosí?

In Potosí, garlic: plant from 3 January 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 Potosí?

Last spring frost around 21 November, first autumn frost around 2 February.

Other crops in Potosí, with their dates