When to plant daffodils in Chișinău: 18 October – 29 December

In Chișinău, daffodil: plant from 18 October to about 29 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Agroteh.md (farm supply, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bulbs are best planted early in the window: late-planted bulbs may flower later or less well. Late planting works only while the soil can be dug. Mulch after planting.

The date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Daffodil in Chișinău: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3.7 °C.

Planting	18 October – 29 December
First autumn frost	17 November
Coldest nights	January, -3.7 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	11 March
Daylight	10:47 on 18 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:30

The same dates in Chișinău hold for Garlic, Tulip, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Daffodil in Chișinău: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant daffodils three times the bulb’s height deep (RHS): about 13–15 cm for large bulbs, 15–20 cm apart (University of Georgia Extension). The RHS advises planting them early in autumn, ideally in September in the UK, so do not leave them late: aim for the start of the window, 18 October.

In Chișinău the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 23 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. The winter here gives that in the ground, so the bulbs need no pre-chilling.

Daffodils are long-lived: clumps slowly expand over the years (RHS). Leave the leaves for at least eight weeks after flowering — they feed next year’s flowers (University of Georgia Extension).

Squirrels avoid daffodils, so they can be planted among tulips to reduce losses (RHS). Daffodils are toxic to dogs, cats and horses; the bulbs are the most poisonous part, and a large amount can cause convulsions and heart rhythm problems (ASPCA).

Sources: RHS, University of Georgia Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, ASPCA.

Daffodil in nearby cities

Around Chișinău, Bălți is 17 days earlier and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bălți	109 km	1 October – 20 December	17 days earlier
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi	146 km	27 October – end of December	9 days later
Odesa	153 km	26 October – end of December	8 days later
Izmail	185 km	25 October – end of December	7 days later
Uman	218 km	12 October – 6 December	6 days earlier
Mykolaiv	237 km	11 October – 30 December	7 days earlier

Where to buy daffodil for planting in Chișinău

Planting stock goes into the ground from 18 October to about 29 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Chișinău OpenStreetMap lists 22 garden centres, 18 farm-supply shops, 21 markets and 29 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026).

Piața „Dokuceaev” — market
Șoseaua Hâncești 60*4, MD-2028 Chișinău · 3 km
EcoLocal Farmers' Market — market
Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt 202, Chișinău · Sat 9:00–13:00 · 5 km
Piața „Curcubeu” — market
Strada Columna 55, Chișinău · 1 km
Piața Mixtă „Vitalco-SV” — market
Strada Armenească 84, Chișinău · 2 km
shopshop.md — market
Strada Grigore Alexandrescu 3A, MD-2008 Chișinău · 4 km
Raionul Alimente de Bază și Conserve — market
Strada Ion Creangă 47/1, MD-2064 Chișinău · 5 km
Avtovaska.md — market
Strada Ion Creangă 45/1, Chișinău · 5 km
Agroteh.md — farm supply
Strada Ion Creangă 41, Chișinău · 5 km · kbb.md

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