When to plant hyacinths in Murree: by 19 November

In Murree, hyacinth: plant by 19 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Hyacinth in Murree: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 2.7 °C.

Planting	by 19 November
First autumn frost	19 December
Coldest nights	January, 2.7 °C
Soil back at 1 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Daylight	10:19 on 19 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:54

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

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

Plant hyacinths 10 cm deep, at least 7.5 cm apart (RHS).

In Murree the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 5 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. That is less than the bulbs need, and without more cold they may not flower properly. Where winters are not cold enough for long enough, LSU AgCenter keeps tulip and hyacinth bulbs in the refrigerator for at least six to eight weeks before planting, and plants them only once the soil has cooled: warm soil can cancel the chilling. Keep fruit out of that refrigerator — ripening fruit gives off ethylene, which harms the flowers (Wisconsin Horticulture Extension).

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, LSU AgCenter, ASPCA.

Hyacinth in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant hyacinth earlier than Murree; the closest date is in Quetta, 10 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Quetta	728 km	by 9 November	10 days earlier
Osh	739 km	7 October – 27 December	43 days earlier
Jalal-Abad	782 km	8 October – end of December	42 days earlier
Namangan	804 km	9 October – end of December	41 days earlier
Samarkand	858 km	5 October – end of December	45 days earlier
Shymkent	995 km	6 October – end of December	44 days earlier

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