I am so happy to find this post. I have almost the opposite problem - I live in the hot wet tropics, never cold. I purchased some Crocus (Saffron) corms (was very expensive here so trying to not make mistakes). I put them in my veggie drawer in the refrigerator (all fruits removed from fridge) at 3C/37F. I read that they must have a cold period of at least 15 weeks to have a proper healthy bloom. After being in the fridge less than 3 weeks, each are having a white sprout coming out the top, but no roots. So do: 1. Ignore and wait the 15 weeks (will they starve to death?) or 2. Plant now (they are going in a pot) being very careful not to break the tender shoots and water only once until green shoots emerge from the soil? Thank you so much for the help, Christa

Plant them or throw them away. They may not bloom.

Plant them right away. At this time of the year they just start to regrow roots and waiting will not do any good to them.

If you have a very cool place such as a basement or cellar, the daffies should be fine. Refrigeration is used when the planting zone is actually too warm for proper stratification, or to delay development or sprouting. Look on the label to see if the producer has had them under refrigeration - if it doesn't say, they weren't. You don't have to wait until fall to plant, the bulbs can go into a prepared bed now. The worst that will happen is that they will sprout some leaves... and you might want to put a fluffy mulch over those leaves after frost, although if you don't mulch and it does freeze hard, those leaves will die back --- and the bulb will try again next spring. Most daffies are very determined to bloom in the spring, thus they send up someleaves to check the weather, before sending up the blooming stem. If you wish to add bulb food to their planting area, they will really like it, although you can wait until spring to spread it. Very, very important is that their soil have good drainage... they will struggle in clayey soil and thrive in sandy soil. If the soil *is* clay, put a couple inches of crushed oyster shells or coarse sand under the bulbs when planted. That will provide drainage for several years, and you will probably have to lift and divide the bulbs just about the same time the shells or sand need replenishing. Read the link for general info, and enjoy the daffies! Here is a link that might be useful: daffy info