Actually I read from somewhere that bulbs require to be chill - you need to put them in the refrigerator in order to get wonderful results.

It's autumnn here in Australia, and I just bought some daffodils and tulips, and I'd wrapped them up and placed them in the fridge.

I didn't know that. in the past, the stem of my daffodils ended up to be really small because i didn;t chill them. Hope this year would be good.

I wonder whether bulbs do well in small tubs.

Yes, you can plant the bulbs in pots and leave the pots outside. It is better if you bury the pots in soil even with the soil level in the pots. Barring that, you can put the pots close to your foundation and cover or mulch. You need to plant the bulbs before it freezes, say October, so they have a chance to put down a root system in the pots. After that, they'll survive pretty hard freezes unprotected (down to around 10-15F or so) and deeper freezes protected.

In the spring, when the shoots start to show, bring the pots out and enjoy the flowers.

I planted a bunch of bulbs in a container last fall and they all died (I think) since nothing has come up yet. I even have the pot wrapped in bubble-wrap to protect against the cold. I guess it all depends on where you are. This year, I am going to try them again in smaller pots and put the pots in a styrofoam cooler to keep them warm and leave them outside on the balcony and somewhat protested. Good luck to you!

Well, I'm back to report on my 'bulbs in pots' project over the winter. I had started a thread, but since there are other similar ones up, I'll just hitchhike here.

I had various pots done up with mostly tulips.
I had gotten a late start on them, and potted them up and put them in the bulk-head for the winter, hoping they'd be cold enough to do their thing, but not cold enough to freeze.
Results?
About 50% rotted. Someone said they probably would rot, and they were right.
I do have several pots that did great, and are coming up nicely. Hard to tell reason, since the ones that ARE up are the bigger, patio-sized pots. Most of the ones that rotted were in smaller containers.
I would have thought the results would have been the opposite- meaning maybe they rotted because they DIDN'T get cold enough???

At any rate, next year I'll try either getting them in the ground earlier, or doing the fridge thing, or leaving them outside against the foundation.

Oh, and another thing that doesn't work:
Putting them in a plastic bag and forgetting about them in your basement workshop. ;)

Mine all froze hard in pots, which kills or nips the bulb, which makes them rot. Even when placed against the foundation. It just gets too cold in Zone 6.

The only way I've had success with them is to put the pots in my unheated attic and water occasionally, taking them out to bloom when the sprouts were a few inches tall. Or to sink the pots in the ground.

I'm guessing that the larger pots didn't freeze solid, at least not until the bulbs had a chance to set roots, and the smaller pots froze up pretty quickly. I'd invest in one of those $10 digital thermometers that has a "outside" sensor on a wire. Stuff that in the soil in a pot next fall to keep track of the min temperature where you're storing the bulbs.

Funny you should say that -- I just bought a thermometer for that purpose. I am monitoring the temp on my balcony for now. I am going to try to styrofoam box in the fall and monitor the temp in the box. I am thinking that I will use a glass top and maybe some ways to provide some air circulation.