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When to plant garlic in Río Gallegos: 7 March – end of June

In Río Gallegos, garlic: plant from 7 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 Río Gallegos: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Río Gallegos from 7 March 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, July, averages -1.8 °C.

Planting7 March – end of June
First autumn frost6 April
Coldest nightsJuly, -1.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring10 September
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: November
Daylight13:06 on 7 March
Daylight at the winter solstice7:48

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

Garlic in Río Gallegos: care after planting

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

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

  • 7 March — feed: nitrogen
  • 4 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 Río Gallegos, Coyhaique is 82 days earlier and Puerto Montt 61 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Punta Arenas206 km8 March – end of June1 day later
Ushuaia360 km27 December – 18 May70 days earlier
Comodoro Rivadavia653 km24 April – end of June48 days later
Coyhaique704 km15 December – 25 May82 days earlier
Trelew976 km29 April – end of June53 days later
Puerto Montt1,164 km7 May – end of June61 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Río Gallegos

Planting stock goes into the ground from 7 March to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Río Gallegos OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Río Gallegos?

In Río Gallegos, garlic: plant from 7 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 Río Gallegos?

Last spring frost around 16 October, first autumn frost around 6 April.

Other crops in Río Gallegos, with their dates