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When to plant tulips in Astrakhan: 12 October – 29 November

In Astrakhan, tulip: plant from 12 October to about 29 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Золотая сотка (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).

Tulip in Astrakhan: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -5 °C.

Planting12 October – 29 November
First autumn frost11 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -5 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring1 April
Daylight11:08 on 12 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:36

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

Tulip in Astrakhan: 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 Astrakhan 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 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 Astrakhan the three warmest months bring about 43 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 Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz is 20 days earlier and Makhachkala 29 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Atyrau304 km2 October – 18 November10 days earlier
Volgograd373 km29 September – 17 November13 days earlier
Makhachkala377 km10 November – end of December29 days later
Aktau387 km11 October – end of December1 day earlier
Vladikavkaz454 km22 September – 23 November20 days earlier
Nalchik471 km4 October – 19 December8 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Astrakhan

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 October to about 29 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Astrakhan OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 22 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Astrakhan?

In Astrakhan, tulip: plant from 12 October to about 29 November. 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.

When is the last spring frost in Astrakhan?

Last spring frost around 1 April, first autumn frost around 11 November.

Other crops in Astrakhan, with their dates