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When to plant tulips in Turkistan: 3 October – 30 November

In Turkistan, tulip: plant from 3 October to about 30 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 Turkistan: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–February; the coldest, January, averages -5.1 °C.

Planting3 October – 30 November
First autumn frost2 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, -5.1 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring12 March
Daylight11:40 on 3 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:58

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

Tulip in Turkistan: 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 Turkistan the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 21 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 Turkistan the three warmest months bring about 10 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 Turkistan, Taraz is 13 days earlier and Namangan 6 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Shymkent151 km6 October – end of December3 days later
Taraz256 km20 September – 23 November13 days earlier
Kyzylorda280 km20 September – 11 November13 days earlier
Namangan379 km9 October – end of December6 days later
Samarkand419 km5 October – end of December2 days later
Jalal-Abad471 km8 October – end of December5 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Turkistan

Planting stock goes into the ground from 3 October to about 30 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Turkistan OpenStreetMap lists 5 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Turkistan?

In Turkistan, tulip: plant from 3 October to about 30 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 Turkistan?

Last spring frost around 24 March, first autumn frost around 2 November.

Other crops in Turkistan, with their dates