When to plant daffodils in Irpin: 22 September – 30 November

In Irpin, daffodil: plant from 22 September to about 30 November.

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 Irpin: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -4.9 °C.

Planting	22 September – 30 November
First autumn frost	22 October
Coldest nights	January, -4.9 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	1 April
Daylight	12:15 on 22 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	7:59

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

Daffodil in Irpin: 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, 22 September.

In Irpin the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 27 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 Irpin, Vinnytsia is 2 days earlier and Cherkasy 20 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Kyiv	21 km	10 October – 1 December	18 days later
Bila Tserkva	81 km	30 September – 4 December	8 days later
Chernihiv	131 km	28 September – 25 November	6 days later
Cherkasy	177 km	12 October – 10 December	20 days later
Mazyr	183 km	28 September – 25 November	6 days later
Vinnytsia	191 km	20 September – 2 December	2 days earlier

Where to buy daffodil for planting in Irpin

Planting stock goes into the ground from 22 September to about 30 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Irpin OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 4 plant nurseries, 21 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

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