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When to plant tulips in Moncton: 5 October – 17 November

In Moncton, tulip: plant from 5 October to about 17 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Hardy's Produce (farm shop, 2 km) and MacArthur's Nurseries Inc. (garden centre, 3 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 Moncton: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, February, averages -10.4 °C.

Planting5 October – 17 November
First autumn frost4 November
Coldest nightsFebruary, -10.4 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring30 April
Daylight11:31 on 5 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:38

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

Tulip in Moncton: 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 Moncton the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 29 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 Moncton the three warmest months bring about 306 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 Moncton, Fredericton is 7 days earlier and Halifax 5 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Charlottetown130 km3 October – 20 November2 days earlier
Fredericton145 km28 September – 11 November7 days earlier
Halifax186 km10 October – 1 December5 days later
Augusta437 km4 October – 20 November1 day earlier
Quebec City497 km28 September – 4 November7 days earlier
Portland, Maine508 km5 October – 26 Novembersame day

Where to buy tulip for planting in Moncton

Planting stock goes into the ground from 5 October to about 17 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Moncton OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Moncton?

In Moncton, tulip: plant from 5 October to about 17 November. 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 Moncton?

Last spring frost around 1 May, first autumn frost around 4 November.

Other crops in Moncton, with their dates