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When to plant tulips in Ciudad Real: by 29 October

In Ciudad Real, tulip: plant by 29 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Tulip in Ciudad Real: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.5 °C.

Plantingby 29 October
First autumn frost28 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.5 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring18 January
Daylight10:40 on 29 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:26

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

Tulip in Ciudad Real: 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 Ciudad Real the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 15 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 Ciudad Real the three warmest months bring about 27 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 later than Ciudad Real; the closest date is in Alcázar de San Juan, 4 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Alcázar de San Juan76 kmby 2 November4 days later
Toledo97 kmby 6 November8 days later
Úbeda119 kmby 3 November5 days later
Talavera de la Reina134 kmby 18 November20 days later
Jaén136 kmby 17 November19 days later
Córdoba (Spain)143 kmby 28 November30 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Ciudad Real

Planting stock goes into the ground by 29 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ciudad Real OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 1 market (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Ciudad Real?

In Ciudad Real, tulip: plant by 29 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 Ciudad Real?

Last spring frost around 6 March, first autumn frost around 28 November.

Other crops in Ciudad Real, with their dates