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When to plant tulips in Ourense: by 3 November

In Ourense, tulip: plant by 3 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 AgroFarixa (farm supply, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Ourense: soil, season and weather

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

Plantingby 3 November
First autumn frost3 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.7 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring14 January
Daylight10:17 on 3 November
Daylight at the winter solstice9:05

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

Tulip in Ourense: 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 Ourense 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 Ourense the three warmest months bring about 89 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 Ourense, Bragança is 7 days earlier and Braga 20 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Lugo78 kmby 4 November1 day later
Santiago de Compostela81 kmby 17 November14 days later
Braga99 kmby 23 November20 days later
Ponferrada107 km28 October – end of December6 days earlier
Viana do Castelo108 kmby 12 November9 days later
Bragança108 km27 October – end of December7 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Ourense

Planting stock goes into the ground by 3 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Ourense OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Ourense?

In Ourense, tulip: plant by 3 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 Ourense?

Last spring frost around 25 March, first autumn frost around 3 December.

Other crops in Ourense, with their dates