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

In Chișinău, hyacinth: plant from 18 October to about 29 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Fructe și Legume (farm shop, 8 km) and Magazin de fructe și legume (farm shop, 9 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).

Hyacinth 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 1 °C in spring	8 January
Daylight	10:47 on 18 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:30

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

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

Plant hyacinths 10 cm deep, at least 7.5 cm apart (RHS). In the ground hyacinths are fully hardy, but in containers they can be frost tender in cold winters (RHS); here winter nights average below 0 °C, so wrap the pots or move them to a sheltered spot.

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 12–15 weeks at about 2–10 °C. The winter here gives that in the ground, so the bulbs need no pre-chilling.

Flowers get smaller in the years after planting: for full spikes, replace the bulbs or add a few new ones each autumn (RHS).

If squirrels are a problem, protect the bulbs with wire mesh (RHS). Hyacinths are toxic to dogs, cats and horses: intense vomiting and diarrhoea (ASPCA).

Sources: RHS, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, ASPCA.

Hyacinth 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 hyacinth 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).

Agro Market — farm supply
Strada Humulești 8, MD-4814 Budești · 11 km
Produse Agricole — farm supply
Strada Ștefan Vodă, MD-2055 Vatra · 12 km
Agri-Solutions — farm supply
Șoseaua Calea Orheiului 10, MD-4834 Porumbeni · 15 km
DiazTech Expo — farm supply
Chișinău-Orhei, Stăuceni · 11 km
Agro Trac Prim — farm supply
Chișinău-Orhei, Stăuceni · 11 km
Magazin Agricol — farm supply
R6-Goian, Stăuceni · 12 km
Fructe și Legume — farm shop
Strada Liviu Deleanu 14B, MD-2000 Durlești · Mon–Sat 09:00–20:00 · 8 km
Magazin de fructe și legume — farm shop
Strada Prieteniei 2/C, MD-2093 Grătiești · Mon–Sun 08:00–20:00 · 9 km

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