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When to plant tulips in Albacete: by 27 October

In Albacete, tulip: plant by 27 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Joaquín Rosa Faura (farm supply, 1 km) and Albacete Ganadera (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Albacete: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.4 °C.

Plantingby 27 October
First autumn frost26 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.4 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring22 January
Daylight10:45 on 27 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:26

The same dates in Albacete hold for Garlic, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Tulip in Albacete: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant tulips at a depth of two to three times the bulb’s height, at least twice the bulb’s width apart, pointed end up (RHS).

In Albacete the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 17 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.

Border tulips often fail to flower in their second year if left in the ground, so many gardeners grow them for one spring and plant fresh bulbs each autumn; Darwin hybrid and Kaufmanniana tulips reflower more reliably (RHS). Soils that stay wet in summer make reflowering difficult (RHS): in Albacete the three warmest months bring about 42 mm of rain together.

Grey squirrels often dig up tulip bulbs: lay chicken wire over the bed until the leaves appear, or plant daffodils among them, which squirrels avoid (RHS). Tulips are toxic to dogs, cats and horses, the bulb most of all (ASPCA).

Sources: RHS, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, ASPCA.

Tulip in nearby cities

Around Albacete, Teruel is 19 days earlier and Lorca 19 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Cuenca (Spain)122 km14 October – end of December13 days earlier
Alcázar de San Juan125 kmby 2 November6 days later
Lorca146 kmby 15 November19 days later
Teruel164 km8 October – end of December19 days earlier
Úbeda171 kmby 3 November7 days later
Ciudad Real179 kmby 29 October2 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Albacete

Planting stock goes into the ground by 27 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Albacete OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 11 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Albacete?

In Albacete, tulip: plant by 27 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in Albacete?

Last spring frost around 21 March, first autumn frost around 26 November.

Other crops in Albacete, with their dates