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When to plant tulips in Vanadzor: 26 August – 29 October

In Vanadzor, tulip: plant from 26 August to about 29 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Nalbandyan Agro (farm supply, 1 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 Vanadzor: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -12.8 °C.

Planting26 August – 29 October
First autumn frost25 September
Coldest nightsJanuary, -12.8 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring18 May
Daylight13:23 on 26 August
Daylight at the winter solstice9:15

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

Tulip in Vanadzor: 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 Vanadzor the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 39 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 Vanadzor the three warmest months bring about 371 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 Vanadzor; the closest date is in Gyumri, 25 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Gyumri54 km20 September – 23 November25 days later
Yerevan70 km3 October – 4 December38 days later
Tbilisi104 km16 October – end of December51 days later
Ganja158 km11 November – end of December77 days later
Kutaisi220 km20 November – end of December86 days later
Vladikavkaz248 km22 September – 23 November27 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Vanadzor

Planting stock goes into the ground from 26 August to about 29 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Vanadzor OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Vanadzor?

In Vanadzor, tulip: plant from 26 August to about 29 October. 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 Vanadzor?

Last spring frost around 16 May, first autumn frost around 25 September.

Other crops in Vanadzor, with their dates