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When to plant tulips in Lugo: by 4 November

In Lugo, tulip: plant by 4 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Tu jardín (garden centre, 3 km) and Todocampo (farm supply, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Lugo: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 2.7 °C.

Plantingby 4 November
First autumn frost4 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.7 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring12 January
Daylight10:11 on 4 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:00

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

Tulip in Lugo: 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 Lugo 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 Lugo the three warmest months bring about 95 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 Lugo, Bragança is 8 days earlier and Santiago de Compostela 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ourense78 kmby 3 November1 day earlier
Santiago de Compostela80 kmby 17 November13 days later
Ponferrada94 km28 October – end of December7 days earlier
Oviedo144 kmby 6 November2 days later
Bragança149 km27 October – end of December8 days earlier
Gijón165 kmby 17 November13 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Lugo

Planting stock goes into the ground by 4 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lugo OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 9 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Lugo?

In Lugo, tulip: plant by 4 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 Lugo?

Last spring frost around 27 March, first autumn frost around 4 December.

Other crops in Lugo, with their dates