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When to plant garlic in Punta Arenas: 8 March – end of June

In Punta Arenas, garlic: plant from 8 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 Punta Arenas: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Punta Arenas from 8 March to the end of June; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. Nights then average below 0 °C in July; the coldest, July, averages -0.3 °C.

Planting8 March – end of June
First autumn frost7 April
Coldest nightsJuly, -0.3 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring27 September
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: November
Daylight13:05 on 8 March
Daylight at the winter solstice7:32

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

Garlic in Punta Arenas: care after planting

Planted on 8 March: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 8 March — feed: nitrogen
  • 5 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 Punta Arenas, Coyhaique is 83 days earlier and Puerto Montt 60 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Río Gallegos206 km7 March – end of June1 day earlier
Ushuaia250 km27 December – 18 May71 days earlier
Coyhaique848 km15 December – 25 May83 days earlier
Comodoro Rivadavia848 km24 April – end of June47 days later
Trelew1,177 km29 April – end of June52 days later
Puerto Montt1,309 km7 May – end of June60 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Punta Arenas

Planting stock goes into the ground from 8 March to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Punta Arenas OpenStreetMap lists 1 market (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Punta Arenas?

In Punta Arenas, garlic: plant from 8 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 Punta Arenas?

Last spring frost around 28 October, first autumn frost around 7 April.

Other crops in Punta Arenas, with their dates