I didn't get my bulbs planted before the snow!

[hedgehog]

I have a sheltered porch that can keep them at around freezing or I can keep them against a cold wall in the house - about 50-60 degrees.

Do I plant them during a thaw, wait until Spring, or give up completely?

I should mention - our ground rarely freezes here because we get heavy snow cover before it freezes or else we're in a thaw.

[hollysmom]

1. if your bulbs have been exposed to very cold air for several weeks

you can plant them and they will bloom, I do that all the time. And I did it again this yearh, cough cough. But we are having a thaw now, so I may just put them in tomorrow.

If they have not been exposed tot he cold, put the bulbs in the fridge for 6 weeks.

[hedgehog]

3. Thank-you! I got caught by a Sjorgren's flare and a death in the family,

so I only got half the front planted.

[In_The_Wind]

2. It worked when we dug through the snow to plant 6" down.

I've never had success wintering over bulbs above ground.

Do you have any flowerpots that can withstand being out in the weather?

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I think you can plant them during a thaw and they'll be fine.

The big deal about fall planting is so you get them in before the ground freezes.

[RainDog]

5. I read somewhere long ago that they need 6 weeks of cold/dark

you can always pot them in planters and then pot them in the ground next year.

[Curmudgeoness]

6. Plant them as soon as you can.

They will probably do well. But if you are too late getting them in the ground, they will still grow, they just may not bloom this year, but they will still be alive and well.