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When to plant tulips in Smolensk: 12 September – 8 November

In Smolensk, tulip: plant from 12 September to about 8 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Магнит (farm shop, 2 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 Smolensk: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -7.6 °C.

Planting12 September – 8 November
First autumn frost12 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -7.6 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring17 April
Daylight13:01 on 12 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:13

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

Tulip in Smolensk: 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 Smolensk the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 31 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 Smolensk the three warmest months bring about 258 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 Smolensk, Orsha is 1 day earlier and Bryansk 8 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Orsha110 km11 September – 13 November1 day earlier
Vitebsk127 km16 September – 14 November4 days later
Mogilev148 km17 September – 16 November5 days later
Bryansk224 km20 September – 11 November8 days later
Babruysk260 km20 September – 21 November8 days later
Gomel270 km17 September – 21 November5 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Smolensk

Planting stock goes into the ground from 12 September to about 8 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Smolensk OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 8 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Smolensk?

In Smolensk, tulip: plant from 12 September to about 8 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 Smolensk?

Last spring frost around 4 May, first autumn frost around 12 October.

Other crops in Smolensk, with their dates