Bulbs which are ready for forccing can be stored at 9°C for 2 months. But, there might be some cultivars which elongate their scapes though. If you observe that on some single bulbs then embed these immediately. If you must store them more prolongedly you can apply 5°C, and then you can store them for up to 6 months. But this is ultimate limit, and some weaker bulbs are likely to die or at least their scapes will dry up.

My window sills are full, too, Jeremy... I simply pushed a table in front of the window to add some growing space... and a shelving unit... and a couple of tall plant stands... it's pretty crowded, but I supplement with a grow light on a timer... they're all doing well so far, flowering and then growing leaves or seed pods...

I plan on taking most of them outdoors after the danger of frost has passed in spring... they will summer outdoors in the garden, and come back in around the middle of September, I'm thinking... that should give them all some good growing time, and help to recharge their strength for the next bloom period.

If I were you, I'd plant as many of them as I could... or at least plant the ones exhibiting any scape growth... and store the ones that show no signs of scapes at the time...

I hope you can manage to find space for your new bulbs! You're becoming an addict just like us!

Jeremy,

To be honest with you, if you purchased these as late sale items, then you need to watch them closely. Most will start to produce scapes in a day or two, not a week or two.

If you decide to give them cold storage, then watch carefully for scapes that are emerging, and believe me, if they are ready, they will try to emerge.

Should you decide to keep them too cold despite their being ready to bloom, you may lose some blooms, but alas, you should not lose the bulb. If the scape is emerging, it is better to let that happen, even if you do not have proper lighting. Let them do what they want to do!

It is your choice, but if it were mine, I would pot them up and let them do what industry prepared them to do right now.

Bloom! And Enjoy!

P.S. It is sort of hard to kill these bulbs unless they already have a problem

Good Luck!

Thanks for the quick responces. None of the 6 have any scape or leaf growth but one of the big bulbs did have 2 suckers on it already ! Everyone says they will bloom in 4-6 weeks, is this true for a bulb with nothing but roots, that sounds pretty fast.

I put 4 of them in a long pot that I'll put under a light untill I see growth. I can put it at a north west corner with 2 windows now that the Xmas tree is down.
Thanks again for all the help from this forum.

Oh, the bulbs were 3 baby star, 1 red lion, 1 mambo, 1 susan.

Nice choices, Jeremy! Between 4 and 6 weeks can bring blooms, it's true... I've never counted exact days from planting to bloom for any of my bulbs, but it has been pretty quick for several of them!

I just got a package of 6 bulbs in, which I plan on planting right away... I'll keep track of them, and we'll see exactly how long it takes them to put out flowers... I think it will be pretty quick.

I have several of my bulbs sitting in a north window, which isn't the best light, and they've bloomed beautifully... if you have yours in a north-west exposure, they should do better than mine... west brings a bit more sun than just north.