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When to plant tulips in Taraz: 20 September – 23 November

In Taraz, tulip: plant from 20 September to about 23 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.

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 Taraz: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–February; the coldest, January, averages -6.5 °C.

Planting20 September – 23 November
First autumn frost20 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -6.5 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring15 March
Daylight12:18 on 20 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:01

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

Tulip in Taraz: 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 Taraz the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 23 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 Taraz the three warmest months bring about 46 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant tulip later than Taraz; the closest date is in Bishkek, 3 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Shymkent158 km6 October – end of December16 days later
Namangan213 km9 October – end of December19 days later
Turkistan256 km3 October – 30 November13 days later
Jalal-Abad257 km8 October – end of December18 days later
Bishkek262 km23 September – 4 December3 days later
Osh289 km7 October – 27 December17 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Taraz

Planting stock goes into the ground from 20 September to about 23 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Taraz OpenStreetMap lists 9 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Taraz?

In Taraz, tulip: plant from 20 September to about 23 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 Taraz?

Last spring frost around 1 April, first autumn frost around 20 October.

Other crops in Taraz, with their dates