On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:15:06 +0000, Lazarus Cooke
wrote:

there's what looks like a good offer in my local safeway - 40 daffodils
for 49p., redced from £3.

The bulbs have just begun to sprout. Is there any point in buying them
and planting them now? Or are they on the way out anyway?

Go for it. The ones to avoid are those that have begun to rot and/or
shrink. These sprouting fellows *want* a new home.