GreenlyWhen to plant tomatoes in Chile: 9 August – 3 March
Tomato in Chile: plant out into open ground from 9 August to 3 March.
Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.
Planting window by climate zone
| Zone | Cities | Window |
|---|---|---|
| 270 frost-free days or more | Santiago, Concepción, Puerto Montt, Rancagua, Talca, Chillán, Valdivia, Los Ángeles, Copiapó, Curicó | 9 August – 3 March |
| 210–269 frost-free days | Temuco, Osorno | 24 November – 10 February |
| 150–209 frost-free days | Punta Arenas | 4 November – 16 December |
| Short season: under 150 frost-free days | Coyhaique | from 10 December |
| Frost without a regular season | Valparaíso, Calama | from 26 September |
Tomato: the window in each city
| City | Window | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Copiapó | 9 August – 3 March | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Calama | from 17 August | Frost without a regular season |
| Santiago | 23 September – 26 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Valparaíso | from 26 September | Frost without a regular season |
| Curicó | 15 October – 15 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Talca | 15 October – 21 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Rancagua | 17 October – 20 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Chillán | 21 October – 20 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Los Ángeles | 30 October – 9 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Punta Arenas | 4 November – 16 December | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Concepción | 8 November – 21 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Valdivia | 18 November – 22 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Temuco | 24 November – 31 January | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Osorno | 25 November – 10 February | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Puerto Montt | 9 December – 14 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Coyhaique | from 10 December | Short season: under 150 frost-free days |
