When to plant daffodil bulbs

Daffodil bulbs
The rule

Plant from 4 weeks before to 2 weeks after the first fall frost.

Daffodils root best when they go in a few weeks before the ground freezes. Deer and rodents leave them alone.

Type
Fall planted

Start dates by state

Alaska: Aug 23AKAug 23Maine: Sep 17MESep 17Wisconsin: Sep 20WISep 20Vermont: Sep 17VTSep 17New Hampshire: Sep 13NHSep 13Washington: Oct 15WAOct 15Idaho: Sep 23IDSep 23Montana: Sep 9MTSep 9North Dakota: Sep 4NDSep 4Minnesota: Sep 18MNSep 18Illinois: Oct 8ILOct 8Michigan: Sep 27MISep 27New York: Oct 15NYOct 15Massachusetts: Oct 12MAOct 12Oregon: Oct 15OROct 15Nevada: Oct 15NVOct 15Wyoming: Sep 3WYSep 3South Dakota: Sep 15SDSep 15Iowa: Sep 22IASep 22Indiana: Sep 23INSep 23Ohio: Sep 26OHSep 26Pennsylvania: Oct 15PAOct 15New Jersey: Oct 9NJOct 9Connecticut: Oct 9CTOct 9Rhode Island: Oct 2RIOct 2California: Oct 15CAOct 15Utah: Oct 11UTOct 11Colorado: Sep 10COSep 10Nebraska: Sep 20NESep 20Missouri: Oct 5MOOct 5Kentucky: Oct 4KYOct 4West Virginia: Sep 28WVSep 28Virginia: Oct 15VAOct 15Maryland: Oct 15MDOct 15Delaware: Oct 7DEOct 7Arizona: Oct 15AZOct 15New Mexico: Sep 22NMSep 22Kansas: Oct 1KSOct 1Arkansas: Oct 13AROct 13Tennessee: Oct 3TNOct 3North Carolina: Oct 6NCOct 6South Carolina: Oct 15SCOct 15District of Columbia: Oct 11DCOct 11Oklahoma: Oct 5OKOct 5Louisiana: Oct 15LAOct 15Mississippi: Oct 15MSOct 15Alabama: Oct 11ALOct 11Georgia: Oct 11GAOct 11Hawaii: frost-freeHInoneTexas: Oct 15TXOct 15Florida: Oct 15FLOct 15
Before FebFebruaryMarchAprilMayJune or later
When the main planting window opens in each state's largest city. Click a state for every city.
StateLargest cityWindow
AlabamaHuntsvilleOct 11 to Nov 22
AlaskaAnchorageAug 23 to Oct 4
ArizonaPhoenixOct 15 to Nov 30
ArkansasLittle RockOct 13 to Nov 24
CaliforniaSan JoseOct 15 to Nov 30
ColoradoDenverSep 10 to Oct 22
ConnecticutBridgeportOct 9 to Nov 20
DelawareWilmingtonOct 7 to Nov 18
District of ColumbiaWashingtonOct 11 to Nov 22
FloridaJacksonvilleOct 15 to Nov 30
GeorgiaAtlantaOct 11 to Nov 22
Hawaiino frost date
IdahoBoise CitySep 23 to Nov 4
IllinoisChicagoOct 8 to Nov 19
IndianaIndianapolisSep 23 to Nov 4
IowaDes MoinesSep 22 to Nov 3
KansasWichitaOct 1 to Nov 12
KentuckyLouisville/Jefferson CountyOct 4 to Nov 15
LouisianaNew OrleansOct 15 to Nov 30
MainePortlandSep 17 to Oct 29
MarylandBaltimoreOct 15 to Nov 30
MassachusettsBostonOct 12 to Nov 23
MichiganDetroitSep 27 to Nov 8
MinnesotaMinneapolisSep 18 to Oct 30
MississippiJacksonOct 15 to Nov 30
MissouriKansas CityOct 5 to Nov 16
MontanaBillingsSep 9 to Oct 21
NebraskaOmahaSep 20 to Nov 1
NevadaLas VegasOct 15 to Nov 30
New HampshireManchesterSep 13 to Oct 25
New JerseyNewarkOct 9 to Nov 20
New MexicoAlbuquerqueSep 22 to Nov 3
New YorkNew YorkOct 15 to Nov 30
North CarolinaCharlotteOct 6 to Nov 17
North DakotaFargoSep 4 to Oct 16
OhioColumbusSep 26 to Nov 7
OklahomaOklahoma CityOct 5 to Nov 16
OregonPortlandOct 15 to Nov 30
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaOct 15 to Nov 30
Rhode IslandProvidenceOct 2 to Nov 13
South CarolinaCharlestonOct 15 to Nov 30
South DakotaSioux FallsSep 15 to Oct 27
TennesseeNashvilleOct 3 to Nov 14
TexasHoustonOct 15 to Nov 30
UtahSalt Lake CityOct 11 to Nov 22
VermontBurlingtonSep 17 to Oct 29
VirginiaVirginia BeachOct 15 to Nov 26
WashingtonSeattleOct 15 to Nov 30
West VirginiaCharlestonSep 28 to Nov 9
WisconsinMilwaukeeSep 20 to Nov 1
WyomingCheyenneSep 3 to Oct 15

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