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When to plant tulips in Toulouse: by 29 October

In Toulouse, tulip: plant by 29 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Ferme Attitude (farm shop, 1 km) and Ferme Attitude (farm shop, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Toulouse: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 2.4 °C.

Plantingby 29 October
First autumn frost28 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 2.4 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring8 January
Daylight10:25 on 29 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:56

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

Tulip in Toulouse: 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 Toulouse the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 17 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 Toulouse the three warmest months bring about 177 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 Toulouse, Jaca is 28 days earlier and Montpellier 30 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Pau149 kmby 4 November6 days later
Perpignan155 kmby 12 November14 days later
Montpellier196 kmby 28 November30 days later
Jaca199 km1 October – end of December28 days earlier
Manresa210 kmby 2 November4 days later
Bordeaux212 kmby 31 October2 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Toulouse

Planting stock goes into the ground by 29 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Toulouse OpenStreetMap lists 21 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 85 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Toulouse?

In Toulouse, tulip: plant by 29 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in Toulouse?

Last spring frost around 12 March, first autumn frost around 28 November.

Other crops in Toulouse, with their dates