When to plant daffodil bulbs in Kentucky

Fall planting in Louisville/Jefferson County

Oct 4–Nov 15

Across Kentucky the window opens between September 24 and October 6. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average first fall frost.

Fall planting, Louisville/Jefferson County: Oct 4–Nov 15
Last frost, Louisville/Jefferson County: Apr 6

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.

Daffodil bulbs planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Louisville/Jefferson CountyOct 4–Nov 15

Lexington-FayetteSep 30–Nov 11

Bowling GreenOct 3–Nov 14

OwensboroOct 4–Nov 15

CovingtonSep 27–Nov 8

GeorgetownSep 25–Nov 6

RichmondSep 24–Nov 5

ElizabethtownSep 27–Nov 8

FlorenceSep 27–Nov 8

NicholasvilleSep 30–Nov 11

HopkinsvilleOct 5–Nov 16

IndependenceSep 27–Nov 8

JeffersontownOct 6–Nov 17

FrankfortSep 26–Nov 7

HendersonSep 28–Nov 9

PaducahSep 29–Nov 10

RadcliffSep 27–Nov 8

AshlandSep 25–Nov 6

ErlangerSep 27–Nov 8

Questions

When should I plant daffodil bulbs in Kentucky?

In Louisville/Jefferson County, fall planting from October 4 to November 15. Across Kentucky the window opens between September 24 and October 6, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Plant from 4 weeks before to 2 weeks after the first fall frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.