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When to plant tulips in Tralee: by 23 October

In Tralee, tulip: plant by 23 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 Dairymaster (farm supply, 1 km) and Castlemaine Garden Centre (garden centre, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Tralee: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 3.8 °C.

Plantingby 23 October
First autumn frost22 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.8 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring17 January
Daylight10:12 on 23 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:42

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

Tulip in Tralee: 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 Tralee the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 25 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 Tralee the three warmest months bring about 357 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 Tralee, Waterford is 2 days earlier and Galway 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Cork94 km22 October – end of December1 day earlier
Galway119 kmby 29 October6 days later
Athlone174 km27 October – end of December4 days later
Waterford176 kmby 21 October2 days earlier
Sligo237 km22 October – end of December1 day earlier
Dublin261 km25 October – end of December2 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Tralee

Planting stock goes into the ground by 23 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Tralee OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Tralee?

In Tralee, tulip: plant by 23 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 Tralee?

Last spring frost around 23 March, first autumn frost around 22 November.

Other crops in Tralee, with their dates