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When to plant garlic in Temuco: 23 April – end of June

In Temuco, garlic: plant from 23 April to the end of June. For planting stock, the places nearby include Vivero Jardín Edén (garden centre, 6 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 Temuco: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Temuco from 23 April 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 3.4 °C.

Planting23 April – end of June
First autumn frost23 May
Coldest nightsJuly, 3.4 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight10:47 on 23 April
Daylight at the winter solstice9:27

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

Garlic in Temuco: care after planting

Planted on 23 April: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

  • 23 April — feed: nitrogen
  • 21 May — 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 Temuco, Bariloche is 132 days earlier and Valdivia 22 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Valdivia131 km15 May – end of June22 days later
Los Ángeles143 km2 May – end of June9 days later
Osorno208 km3 May – end of June10 days later
Concepción216 km14 May – end of June21 days later
Chillán241 km13 May – end of June20 days later
Bariloche290 km12 December – 14 May132 days earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Temuco

Planting stock goes into the ground from 23 April to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Temuco OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 8 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 7 markets and 15 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Temuco?

In Temuco, garlic: plant from 23 April 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 Temuco?

Last spring frost around 5 September, first autumn frost around 23 May.

Other crops in Temuco, with their dates