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General lilies calendar

Warszawa, Poland · 52.23°

When to plant lilies in Warszawa

The Warszawa dates are calculated from the observed last spring frost — a 2016–2025 mean of 15 April — rather than from a latitude estimate or a national calendar. The frost-free season here averages 211 days.

Season anchorobserved 2016–2025

Last spring frost: 15 April · latest 11 May

First autumn frost: 12 November · earliest 21 Oct

Frost-free season: 211 days · 10 complete years

These come from the ERA5 reanalysis on a roughly 9 km grid, so they describe the area rather than your plot. A hollow, a frost pocket or an exposed site regularly runs several degrees colder, so use the cautious date for a decision you cannot undo.

Frost date estimator

Local calendar windows

Sow outdoors16 March – 15 May11 April – 10 June
Approximate harvest14 July – 12 September9 August – 8 October

The cautious column is calculated from the latest frost recorded in the period (11 May). Use it for tender crops you cannot re-sow.

The year in Warszawa

What can move the date

Plant deep — three times the bulb’s height — because most lilies root from the stem above the bulb as well as below it. Patrol for scarlet lily beetle from April: hand-picking daily is the only thing that works.

Final spacing: 25 × 30 cm. Soil: pH 6–7.

Problems in Warszawa

Each has its locally favourable conditions counted month by month, from the weather archive for this city.

Full guide: lilies diseases and pests →

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