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When to plant tulips in Karakol: 31 August – 21 October

In Karakol, tulip: plant from 31 August to about 21 October.

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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Tulip in Karakol: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, January, averages -12.5 °C.

Planting31 August – 21 October
First autumn frost30 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -12.5 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring17 April
Daylight13:14 on 31 August
Daylight at the winter solstice9:04

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

Tulip in Karakol: 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). Where winters are very cold, tulips benefit from deeper planting to protect them from frost penetrating the soil (RHS); here the average daily temperature drops below 0 °C in winter.

In Karakol the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 33 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 Karakol the three warmest months bring about 371 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 Karakol; the closest date is in Almaty, 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Almaty148 km6 September – 6 November6 days later
Taldykorgan281 km8 September – 4 November8 days later
Bishkek313 km23 September – 4 December23 days later
Jalal-Abad480 km8 October – end of December38 days later
Osh514 km7 October – 27 December37 days later
Taraz575 km20 September – 23 November20 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Karakol

Planting stock goes into the ground from 31 August to about 21 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Karakol OpenStreetMap lists 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Karakol?

In Karakol, tulip: plant from 31 August to about 21 October. 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 Karakol?

Last spring frost around 9 May, first autumn frost around 30 September.

Other crops in Karakol, with their dates