When to plant garlic in Puerto Montt: 7 May – end of June

In Puerto Montt, garlic: plant from 7 May to the end of June. For planting stock, the places nearby include Vivero Las Hortensias (garden centre, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Puerto Montt: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Puerto Montt from 7 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 4.3 °C.

Planting	7 May – end of June
First autumn frost	6 June
Coldest nights	July, 4.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight	10:06 on 7 May
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:10

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

Garlic in Puerto Montt: care after planting

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

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

7 May — feed: nitrogen
4 June — 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 Puerto Montt, Bariloche is 146 days earlier and Valdivia 8 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Osorno	101 km	3 May – end of June	4 days earlier
Bariloche	141 km	12 December – 14 May	146 days earlier
Valdivia	186 km	15 May – end of June	8 days later
Temuco	305 km	23 April – end of June	14 days earlier
Los Ángeles	448 km	2 May – end of June	5 days earlier
Coyhaique	461 km	15 December – 25 May	143 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Puerto Montt

Planting stock goes into the ground from 7 May to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Puerto Montt OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 11 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Vivero Las Hortensias — garden centre
Carretera Austral Km. 10, Puerto Montt · 9 km
Mercado Municipal Presidente Ibáñez — market
Avenida Presidente Ibáñez 708 · 1 km
Parque y Vivero Alerce — garden centre
10 km
Vivero All Green — garden centre
12 km

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