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When to plant tulips in Izmir: by 7 November

In Izmir, tulip: plant by 7 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Tulip in Izmir: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.9 °C.

Plantingby 7 November
First autumn frost7 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.9 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring11 January
Daylight10:22 on 7 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:29

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

Tulip in Izmir: 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 Izmir the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 16 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 Izmir the three warmest months bring about 45 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 Izmir, Ankara is 34 days earlier and Antalya 22 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Bursa258 kmby 6 November1 day earlier
Istanbul329 kmby 26 November19 days later
Eskişehir329 km5 October – end of December33 days earlier
Antalya357 kmby 29 November22 days later
Konya473 km10 October – end of December28 days earlier
Ankara522 km4 October – end of December34 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Izmir

Planting stock goes into the ground by 7 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Izmir OpenStreetMap lists 47 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Izmir?

In Izmir, tulip: plant by 7 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 Izmir?

Last spring frost around 19 March, first autumn frost around 7 December.

Other crops in Izmir, with their dates