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When to plant crocuses in Quetta: by 9 November

In Quetta, crocus: plant by 9 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Crocus in Quetta: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.3 °C.

Plantingby 9 November
First autumn frost9 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 0.3 °C
Soil back at 1 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Daylight10:47 on 9 November
Daylight at the winter solstice10:12

The same dates in Quetta hold for Garlic, Tulip, Daffodil and Hyacinth.

Crocus in Quetta: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant Dutch crocuses (Crocus vernus) about 12 cm deep and 9 cm apart; smaller species go 7–10 cm deep (RHS).

In Quetta the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 13 weeks a year (our estimate from ten years of monthly weather). For this bulb Wisconsin Horticulture Extension gives a cold period of 15–17 weeks at about 2–10 °C. That is less than the bulbs need, and without more cold they may not flower properly. The cold can also be given in a refrigerator at about 2–7 °C, as Wisconsin Horticulture Extension does for crocuses forced in pots.

Crocuses multiply on their own (they naturalise); in a lawn, hold off mowing until their leaves die back (RHS).

Birds, squirrels and rodents damage crocuses; planting under metal mesh may reduce losses (RHS). Spring crocus gives dogs and cats vomiting and diarrhoea; do not confuse it with autumn crocus (Colchicum), which is very toxic (Pet Poison Helpline).

Sources: RHS, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, Pet Poison Helpline.

Crocus in nearby cities

Around Quetta, Samarkand is 35 days earlier and Murree 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Murree728 kmby 19 November10 days later
Samarkand1,051 km5 October – end of December35 days earlier
Bukhara1,090 km6 October – end of December34 days earlier
Osh1,262 km7 October – 27 December33 days earlier
Namangan1,272 km9 October – end of December31 days earlier
Jalal-Abad1,309 km8 October – end of December32 days earlier

Where to buy crocus for planting in Quetta

Planting stock goes into the ground by 9 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Quetta OpenStreetMap lists 18 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant crocuses in Quetta?

In Quetta, crocus: plant by 9 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in Quetta?

Last spring frost around 13 February, first autumn frost around 9 December.

Other crops in Quetta, with their dates