When to plant tulips in Bayonne: by 17 November

In Bayonne, tulip: plant by 17 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Les jardins du Refuge (farm shop, 5 km) and Darthayette (farm shop, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Bayonne: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 5.1 °C.

Planting	by 17 November
First autumn frost	17 December
Coldest nights	January, 5.1 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Daylight	9:38 on 17 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:57

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

Tulip in Bayonne: 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 Bayonne the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 8 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. 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).

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 Bayonne the three warmest months bring about 255 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, LSU AgCenter, ASPCA.

Tulip in nearby cities

Around Bayonne, Jaca is 47 days earlier and Bilbao 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
San Sebastián	45 km	by 3 November	14 days earlier
Pamplona	77 km	31 October – end of December	17 days earlier
Pau	92 km	by 4 November	13 days earlier
Vitoria-Gasteiz	121 km	25 October – end of December	23 days earlier
Bilbao	121 km	by 26 November	9 days later
Jaca	129 km	1 October – end of December	47 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Bayonne

Planting stock goes into the ground by 17 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Bayonne OpenStreetMap lists 13 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 20 markets and 34 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Les jardins du Refuge — farm shop · sells: eggs, vegetables, fruits
Avenue de l'Abbé Cestac 102, anglet · Tue–Sat 09:30–12:15 · 5 km · lesjardinsdurefuge.fr
Ferme des Laminak — farm shop · sells: vegetables, fruit
Allée de la Fontaine 13, 40390 Biaudos · Wed 16:00–19:00 · 13 km · facebook.com
Darthayette — farm shop
Chemin de Maoubern 219, 40220 Tarnos · Tue 09:00–12:00, 14:00–18:30; Wed 09:00–12:00, 14:00–18:30; Fri 09:00–12:00, 14:00–18:30; Sat 09:00–12:00 · 5 km · bienvenue-a-la-ferme.com
Ferme Baudonne — farm shop
Route Emmaüs Baudonne 323, 40220 Tarnos · Thu 16:00–18:00 · 5 km · fermeemmausbaudonne.fr
Hemengo — farm shop
Rue de Hiribehere 233, 64480 Ustaritz · Tue–Fri 09:00–13:00, 15:30–19:00; Sat 09:00–13:00, 15:30–19:00 · 10 km · produit-fermier-hemengo.com
DAO - Le Jardin de Lalongue — farm shop · sells: vegetables, fruit
Chemin de Lalongue, Route du Marais 331, 40390 Saint-André-de-Seignanx · Jun–Oct Wed–Sat 10:00–13:00, 16:00–20:00 · 12 km
Rouge Trompette — farm shop · sells: spice
Chemin de Senguina 740, 40390 Saint-André-de-Seignanx · 13 km · rougetrompette.com
Domaine de la Pointe — farm shop
Rue de la Pointe 1, 40130 Capbreton · Apr–Sept Mon–Sat 11:00–13:00, 16:00–19:00; Jul–Aug Mon–Sat 11:00–13:00, 17:00–20:00; Oct–Mar "Sur Rendez–Vous" · 15 km · domainelapointe.com

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