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When to plant tulips in Coventry: 18 October – end of December

In Coventry, tulip: plant from 18 October to the end of December.

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 average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least three months average 7 °C or less: our rule of thumb for the winter cold spring bulbs need. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Tulip in Coventry: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.4 °C.

Planting18 October – end of December
First autumn frost17 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.4 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring21 February
Daylight10:31 on 18 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:40

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

Tulip in Coventry: 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 Coventry the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 27 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 Coventry the three warmest months bring about 199 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 Coventry, Manchester is 3 days earlier and Cambridge 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Birmingham27 km20 October – end of December2 days later
Stoke-on-Trent82 km16 October – end of December2 days earlier
Sheffield108 km23 October – end of December5 days later
Cambridge113 km25 October – end of December7 days later
Manchester129 km15 October – end of December3 days earlier
Bristol130 km23 October – end of December5 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Coventry

Planting stock goes into the ground from 18 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Coventry OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Coventry?

In Coventry, tulip: plant from 18 October to the end of December. 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 Coventry?

Last spring frost around 12 April, first autumn frost around 17 November.

Other crops in Coventry, with their dates