zxcvbob wrote:
Madgardener's post is a good lead-in to my question. :-)

I bought a huge bag of fancyish tulip bulbs on clearance in late
November because the weather had been warmer than usual and the ground
was still soft. Well, the very night that I bought them the temperature
plunged and the ground froze. The bulbs are still in the bag in my
basement. The weather has been unseasonably warm the whole month of
January, but still below freezing.

Is it worth refrigerating the bulbs and then planting them at the first
thaw in spring? Or should I plant them now in a huge pot and sit it out
in the garage (where it will take a *long* time to freeze if the weather
holds.) Or should I throw them away? I only paid a couple of dollars
for 70 bulbs, but I hate to throw *anything* out. (you should see my
basement)

Thanks,
Bob

I would definitely plant them outside right now being sure to maintain
the full required depth and then adding a few inches of mulch on top. I
routinely plant bulbs (zone 6-ish) between Christmas and New Years after
having bought what I could find at the last "everything must go"
clearance sales. My success rate has been very good so far and tulip
bulbs, while not as bulletproof as daffodils, are still mighty tough.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com