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When to plant tulips in Vologda: 10 September – 25 October

In Vologda, tulip: plant from 10 September to about 25 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include КУБ (garden centre, 2 km) and ЛБР (farm supply, 3 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 Vologda: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, January, averages -11.1 °C.

Planting10 September – 25 October
First autumn frost10 October
Coldest nightsJanuary, -11.1 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring26 April
Daylight13:22 on 10 September
Daylight at the winter solstice6:07

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

Tulip in Vologda: 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 Vologda the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 34 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 Vologda the three warmest months bring about 265 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

2 of the nearest cities share Vologda's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Cherepovets113 km17 September – 25 October7 days later
Yaroslavl177 km10 September – 29 Octobersame day
Ivanovo255 km11 September – 28 October1 day later
Vladimir344 km15 September – 30 October5 days later
Tver352 km10 September – 1 Novembersame day
Nizhny Novgorod404 km18 September – 29 October8 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Vologda

Planting stock goes into the ground from 10 September to about 25 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Vologda OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Vologda?

In Vologda, tulip: plant from 10 September to about 25 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 Vologda?

Last spring frost around 13 May, first autumn frost around 10 October.

Other crops in Vologda, with their dates