When to plant tulips in Arkhangelsk: 8 September – 20 October

In Arkhangelsk, tulip: plant from 8 September to about 20 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Биолаборатория (garden centre, 2 km) and Садовод (garden centre, 2 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).

Tulip in Arkhangelsk: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -12.5 °C.

Planting	8 September – 20 October
First autumn frost	8 October
Coldest nights	January, -12.5 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	13 May
Daylight	13:55 on 8 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	3:53

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

Tulip in Arkhangelsk: 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). Where winters are very cold, tulips benefit from deeper planting to protect them from frost penetrating the soil (RHS); here the average daily temperature drops below 0 °C in winter.

In Arkhangelsk the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 37 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 Arkhangelsk the three warmest months bring about 231 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 Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar is 6 days earlier and Saint Petersburg 12 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Petrozavodsk	438 km	17 September – 24 October	9 days later
Murmansk	589 km	3 September – 9 October	5 days earlier
Vologda	594 km	10 September – 25 October	2 days later
Syktyvkar	607 km	2 September – 13 October	6 days earlier
Cherepovets	618 km	17 September – 25 October	9 days later
Saint Petersburg	736 km	20 September – 10 November	12 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Arkhangelsk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 8 September to about 20 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Arkhangelsk OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres and 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Биолаборатория — garden centre
Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00; Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun 10:00–15:00 · 2 km
Садовод — garden centre
Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 2 km
Дачный — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 2 km
Сияние — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 2 km
Сияние — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–14:00 · 3 km
Горше4ка — garden centre
Mon–Sun 08:00–20:00 · 4 km
Дачник — garden centre
Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00; Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00 · 7 km
Плодопитомник "Садовод" — garden centre
09:00–19:00 · 11 km

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