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When to plant tulips in Brest (France): by 13 November

In Brest (France), tulip: plant by 13 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 Chèvrerie de Baradozic (farm shop, 15 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Brest (France): soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4.8 °C.

Plantingby 13 November
First autumn frost13 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 4.8 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Daylight9:21 on 13 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:19

The same dates in Brest (France) hold for Garlic, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Tulip in Brest (France): 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 Brest (France) the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 20 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 Brest (France) the three warmest months bring about 230 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant tulip earlier than Brest (France); the closest date is in Quimper, 4 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Quimper52 kmby 9 November4 days earlier
Rennes210 kmby 29 October15 days earlier
Nantes255 kmby 30 October14 days earlier
Exeter268 km28 October – end of December16 days earlier
Angers311 kmby 28 October16 days earlier
Caen315 kmby 5 November8 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Brest (France)

Planting stock goes into the ground by 13 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Brest (France) OpenStreetMap lists 13 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 22 markets and 15 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Brest (France)?

In Brest (France), tulip: plant by 13 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in Brest (France)?

Last spring frost around 21 February, first autumn frost around 13 December.

Other crops in Brest (France), with their dates