First, do you want them to bloom next year or just grow? If you want bloom they must be large enough to contain a bloom. My experience has been that a bulb of less than 12 centimeters measured circumference will not bloom next year no matter how well you keep them. Most tulips will make new bulbs which will be far too small to bloom next year. Al

Hi Al, thank you for your response. Yes, I do want them to bloom next year. I guess I need to measure those bulbs (which will entail taking them out of the dirt they are currently resting in:-), and see if they are big enough. If not, then it sounds like it may be a waste of my time to store and then plant them. If they appear large enough, what would be the next step?
DONNA

If your tulips are big enough to bloom again I would clean them and dry them well to prevent mold. I store mine in mesh bags hung in a cool dry location, a dark basement in my case. The first of September they are transferred in their bags into a garden refrigerator until the first week of December when they are planted. I buy about 200 new tulips every year usually from Costco for $10 for 50 bulbs. Only about one third of the bulbs from last year will be big enough to bloom again. Al