When to plant garlic in Rockhampton

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 April. For planting stock, the places nearby include Yarrandoo Nursery (plant nursery, 3 km) and Fitzroy Nurseries (garden centre, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Rockhampton: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 April. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 12.6 °C.

Planting	1 April
Coldest nights	July, 12.6 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight	11:52 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice	10:42

Garlic in Rockhampton: care after planting

Planted on 1 April: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

1 April — feed: nitrogen
29 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

5 of the nearest cities share Rockhampton's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Toowoomba	487 km	1 April	same day
Brisbane	520 km	1 April	same day
Gold Coast	592 km	1 April	same day
Townsville	597 km	1 April	same day
Cairns	872 km	1 April	same day
Dubbo	1,005 km	by 20 May	49 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Rockhampton

Within 15 km of Rockhampton OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Yarrandoo Nursery — plant nursery
Renshaw Street 10 · 3 km
CQ Nurseries — garden centre
5 km
Nutrien Ag Solutions — farm supply
1 km
Fitzroy Nurseries — garden centre
Edmistone Road 68, 4702 · 6 km