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When to plant tulips in Waterford: by 21 October

In Waterford, tulip: plant by 21 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Tulip in Waterford: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 3.2 °C.

Plantingby 21 October
First autumn frost20 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.2 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring20 January
Daylight10:19 on 21 October
Daylight at the winter solstice7:42

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

Tulip in Waterford: 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 Waterford the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 26 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 Waterford the three warmest months bring about 241 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

1 of the nearest cities share Waterford's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Cork101 km22 October – end of December1 day later
Dublin134 km25 October – end of December4 days later
Athlone141 km27 October – end of December6 days later
Galway172 kmby 29 October8 days later
Tralee176 kmby 23 October2 days later
Dundalk199 km21 October – end of Decembersame day

Where to buy tulip for planting in Waterford

Planting stock goes into the ground by 21 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Waterford OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 6 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Waterford?

In Waterford, tulip: plant by 21 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 Waterford?

Last spring frost around 3 March, first autumn frost around 20 November.

Other crops in Waterford, with their dates