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When to plant tulips in Tambov: 19 September – 5 November

In Tambov, tulip: plant from 19 September to about 5 November. For planting stock, the places nearby include Знаменское мясо и молоко (farm shop, 4 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 Tambov: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -9.3 °C.

Planting19 September – 5 November
First autumn frost19 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -9.3 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring11 April
Daylight12:28 on 19 September
Daylight at the winter solstice7:37

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

Tulip in Tambov: 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 Tambov 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 Tambov 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

Around Tambov, Saransk is 5 days earlier and Voronezh 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Lipetsk129 km17 September – 9 November2 days earlier
Voronezh194 km29 September – 12 November10 days later
Ryazan239 km23 September – 5 November4 days later
Penza244 km15 September – 31 October4 days earlier
Stary Oskol293 km22 September – 13 November3 days later
Saransk294 km14 September – 29 October5 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Tambov

Planting stock goes into the ground from 19 September to about 5 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Tambov OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Tambov?

In Tambov, tulip: plant from 19 September to about 5 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 Tambov?

Last spring frost around 29 April, first autumn frost around 19 October.

Other crops in Tambov, with their dates