When to plant garlic in Valdivia: 15 May – end of June

In Valdivia, garlic: plant from 15 May to the end of June. For planting stock, the places nearby include Invernadero Saval (plant nursery, 1 km) and Covepa (farm supply, 2 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 Valdivia: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Valdivia from 15 May 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 4.8 °C.

Planting	15 May – end of June
First autumn frost	14 June
Coldest nights	July, 4.8 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: January
Daylight	9:58 on 15 May
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:21

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

Garlic in Valdivia: care after planting

Planted on 15 May: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

15 May — feed: nitrogen
12 June — 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant garlic earlier than Valdivia; the closest date is in Concepción, 1 day earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Osorno	85 km	3 May – end of June	12 days earlier
Temuco	131 km	23 April – end of June	22 days earlier
Puerto Montt	186 km	7 May – end of June	8 days earlier
Bariloche	222 km	12 December – 14 May	154 days earlier
Los Ángeles	272 km	2 May – end of June	13 days earlier
Concepción	332 km	14 May – end of June	1 day earlier

Where to buy garlic for planting in Valdivia

Planting stock goes into the ground from 15 May to the end of June; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Valdivia OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Covepa — farm supply
Avenida Ramón Picarte 1571, Valdivia · 2 km · covepa.com
Invernadero Saval — plant nursery
Los Lingues, Valdivia · 1 km
Vivero La Huella — garden centre
3 km
Manufacturas Gloria — market
2 km

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