hardening off would be the issue ...

they were in a warm store ... where did you put them when you got home.. warm house.. cold garage???

they are famous for 'forcing' indoors in pots ... at worse ... you could pot them and enjoy an indoor winter show ...

ken

where did you put them when you got home.

As far as I know they are still in the store. *If* I bought them today I would plant them today or tomorrow as there is only a small window of opportunity to still dig this ground.

BIG sprout or mini little nub of a sprout. I asked that question recently and the consensus was it was normal. I don't plant crocus annually but the few times I have planted them, they have always had a mini nub sprout. I'm sure what you are describing is probably much more though....

As long as the sprouts are still just short little nubs, go for it. When I was teaching sometimes there was a big gap between when the bulbs arrived and when I had time to plant them, so I have planted many crocuses with short growth sprouts and they were fine.

rouge. the heart wants what it wants. Regardless of all above, and if the price works for you, and not terribly soft and mouldy, just do it.

Nothing better than something of color in brown dirt after a long hard cold winter eh.

yes to babs ... i was picturing 6 inches of green leaf.. really sprouted ...

if its just a little pip coming out of the corm .... i suspect it wouldnt be that big a deal ... just like the pips of a hosta.. which are often there.. all winter long ....

what did you decide ...

ken

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=sprouted+crocus+corms&t=ffcm&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images

couldn't they be stored in fridge or something and planted out in autumn, if nothing else?

Hey guys and gals, surprisingly I never returned to the store to pick up these crocuses (croci?)

(The growth was definitely more than a nub. It would have been a good experiment).

Nothing better than something of color in brown dirt after a long hard cold winter eh.

So true!

but inquiring minds (mind, just mine) wondered if it my suggestion would work for me should I need to know for future reference

;)

rob, I wouldn't recommend it :-) That's a long time to store unplanted bulbs and in a refrigerator, you would have to guard against any exposure to ethane gas (emitted by many fruits and vegetables) that will prevent flowering.

It would be better to plant them in a container and store in an unheated location until you can bring them out into spring sun and warmth to flower. That's if you can't get them in the ground now, which would be my first choice. It really doesn't matter if they seem be sprouting.....they should still be fine and bloom as intended.

rouge. the heart wants what it wants. Regardless of all above, and if the price works for you, and not terribly soft and mouldy, just do it.

I picked up a pack this afternoon and they are all now in the ground.

A picture of some of them. (All 20 of them looked like this).

They’ll be fine.

I will report back next spring :).

looks fine through the interwbebs from here. I don't even see a hint of the white/black fuzzy stuff.....I think ur good for spring blossoms.

I'd plant those suckers, tips barely showing. I pictured huge stalks on top. ETA: because I've dug those up accidentally and shoved them back into the ground with no ill effect.

I'd plant those suckers,

Done.

I pictured huge stalks on top

Given that croci are not very tall when fully developed I kinda considered the sprouts (relatively) large.

Add me to the voices who say fine...

I promise (if I remember) to post a picture of said crocus next spring.

I have planted crocuses like that before. No problem.

I planted a dozen crocus about 5 weeks ago..an impulse buy($2)..would've bought more but there was only 1 box..mine had very tiny tips..your sprouts ARE huge compared to mine..but I think yours will be fine..

I often buy crocuses marked down with little sprouts. I always plant them & have enjoyed the blooms.

I plant crocus as soon as received from a specialty grower (usually) and they almost always have little growths on the bulb already in August or September. No problem. I know you already planted...but just saying :)