When to plant garlic in Wollongong: 1 March – 30 April

In Wollongong, garlic: plant from 1 March to 30 April. For garlic here we follow a national source (NSW DPI, Primefact 259).

Garlic in Wollongong: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Wollongong from 1 March to 30 April. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 8.2 °C.

Planting	1 March – 30 April
Coldest nights	July, 8.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of July
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: December
Daylight	11:44 on 1 April
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:51

Garlic in Wollongong: 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 Wollongong's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Sydney	68 km	1 March – 30 April	same day
Newcastle	185 km	1 March – 30 April	same day
Canberra	187 km	1 March – end of June	same day
Orange	208 km	1 March – end of June	same day
Dubbo	321 km	by 20 May	80 days later
Albury	404 km	1 March – end of June	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Wollongong

Planting stock goes into the ground from 1 March to 30 April; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Wollongong OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre (collected 20 October 2026).

Leisure Coast Garden Centre — garden centre
3 km

Questions

When to plant garlic in Wollongong?

In Wollongong, garlic: plant from 1 March to 30 April. For garlic here we follow a national source (NSW DPI, Primefact 259).