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When to plant tulips in Magnitogorsk: 27 August – 15 October

In Magnitogorsk, tulip: plant from 27 August to about 15 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Виктория (garden centre, 4 km) and Виктория (garden centre, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

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 Magnitogorsk: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in October–April; the coldest, January, averages -18 °C.

Planting27 August – 15 October
First autumn frost26 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -18 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring20 April
Daylight14:04 on 27 August
Daylight at the winter solstice7:29

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

Tulip in Magnitogorsk: 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 Magnitogorsk the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 32 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 Magnitogorsk the three warmest months bring about 161 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 Magnitogorsk; the closest date is in Ufa, 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Sterlitamak204 km6 September – 22 October10 days later
Ufa248 km1 September – 23 October5 days later
Chelyabinsk250 km4 September – 16 October8 days later
Kostanay307 km2 September – 17 October6 days later
Orenburg320 km11 September – 28 October15 days later
Aktobe369 km9 September – 27 October13 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Magnitogorsk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 27 August to about 15 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Magnitogorsk OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Magnitogorsk?

In Magnitogorsk, tulip: plant from 27 August to about 15 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 Magnitogorsk?

Last spring frost around 4 May, first autumn frost around 26 September.

Other crops in Magnitogorsk, with their dates