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When to plant garlic in Puno: 26 March – end of June

In Puno, garlic: plant from 26 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 Puno: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Puno from 26 March to the end of June; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in June; the coldest, June, averages -0.1 °C.

Planting26 March – end of June
First autumn frost25 April
Coldest nightsJune, -0.1 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight12:02 on 26 March
Daylight at the winter solstice11:11

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

Garlic in Puno: care after planting

Planted on 26 March: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 26 March — feed: nitrogen
  • 23 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 Puno, La Paz is 5 days earlier and Cusco 51 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Arequipa174 km1 April6 days later
La Paz213 km21 March – end of June5 days earlier
Tacna248 km1 April6 days later
Arica295 km1 April6 days later
Cusco332 km16 May – end of June51 days later
Oruro391 km31 March – end of June5 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Puno

Planting stock goes into the ground from 26 March to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Puno OpenStreetMap lists 10 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Puno?

In Puno, garlic: plant from 26 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 Puno?

Last spring frost around 6 October, first autumn frost around 25 April.

Other crops in Puno, with their dates