When to plant daffodils in Yoshkar-Ola: 12 September – 24 October

In Yoshkar-Ola, daffodil: plant from 12 September to about 24 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Удачный выбор (farm supply, 1 km) and Ваше огородие (farm supply, 1 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 Yoshkar-Ola: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -12.9 °C.

Planting	12 September – 24 October
First autumn frost	12 October
Coldest nights	January, -12.9 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	26 April
Daylight	13:05 on 12 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	6:48

The same dates in Yoshkar-Ola hold for Garlic, Tulip, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Daffodil in Yoshkar-Ola: 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, 12 September.

In Yoshkar-Ola the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 33 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 Yoshkar-Ola, Kirov is 10 days earlier and Nizhny Novgorod 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Cheboksary	69 km	17 September – 27 October	5 days later
Kazan	121 km	13 September – 28 October	1 day later
Nizhny Novgorod	241 km	18 September – 29 October	6 days later
Kirov	242 km	2 September – 19 October	10 days earlier
Naberezhnye Chelny	298 km	10 September – 23 October	2 days earlier
Saransk	323 km	14 September – 29 October	2 days later

Where to buy daffodil for planting in Yoshkar-Ola

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 September to about 24 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Yoshkar-Ola OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 5 farm-supply shops, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Central market — market
Первомайская улица 115 · 1 km
Сортсемовощ — farm supply
Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 08:00–17:00 · 2 km · sortsemovosh.ru
Удачный выбор — farm supply
Mon–Sun 08:00–17:30 · 1 km
Ваше огородие — farm supply
Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00; Sun 08:00–17:00 · 1 km
Ваше огородие — farm supply
Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00; Sun 08:00–17:00 · 3 km
Топаз — farm supply
Mon–Fri 08:00–17:30; Sat 08:00–14:30 · 3 km
Всё для дачи и садоводов — garden centre
2 km
Оптовая база — market
3 km

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