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When to plant tulips in Plzeň: 6 October – 30 December

In Plzeň, tulip: plant from 6 October to about 30 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include U Lidušky (farm shop, 0 km) and Farmářský obchod (farm shop, 0 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 Plzeň: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3 °C.

Planting6 October – 30 December
First autumn frost5 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -3 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring2 April
Daylight11:23 on 6 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:07

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

Tulip in Plzeň: 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 Plzeň the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 27 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 Plzeň the three warmest months bring about 231 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 Plzeň, Liberec is 4 days earlier and Dresden 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Prague84 km9 October – end of December3 days later
Ústí nad Labem111 km13 October – 10 December7 days later
České Budějovice117 km7 October – end of December1 day later
Regensburg124 km8 October – end of December2 days later
Dresden147 km19 October – end of December13 days later
Liberec165 km2 October – 7 December4 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Plzeň

Planting stock goes into the ground from 6 October to about 30 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Plzeň OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Plzeň?

In Plzeň, tulip: plant from 6 October to about 30 December. 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 Plzeň?

Last spring frost around 27 April, first autumn frost around 5 November.

Other crops in Plzeň, with their dates