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When to plant tulips in Huesca: by 27 October

In Huesca, tulip: plant by 27 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Tulip in Huesca: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.2 °C.

Plantingby 27 October
First autumn frost26 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.2 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring3 February
Daylight10:35 on 27 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:06

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

Tulip in Huesca: 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 Huesca 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 Huesca the three warmest months bring about 104 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 Huesca, Jaca is 26 days earlier and Zaragoza 24 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Jaca47 km1 October – end of December26 days earlier
Zaragoza67 kmby 20 November24 days later
Tudela99 kmby 7 November11 days later
Lleida103 kmby 19 November23 days later
Pamplona125 km31 October – end of December4 days later
Pau130 kmby 4 November8 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Huesca

Planting stock goes into the ground by 27 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Huesca OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 2 plant nurseries (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Huesca?

In Huesca, tulip: plant by 27 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 Huesca?

Last spring frost around 22 March, first autumn frost around 26 November.

Other crops in Huesca, with their dates