Buy some top soil or defrost some, then put the bulbs on surface and make a mound on top of the bulbs, I did that and it worked. Can not let a bulb sale go by. Vijay On Nov 6, 2012, at 12:25 PM, Rodger Whitlock wrote: > On 6 Nov 2012, at 7:59, J. Denys Bourque wrote: > >> Every year around this time, local stores let go what they have left of >> their fall bulbs [tulips, etc.] at really cut prices. I have been thinking of >> buying some, but the ground here is just about frozen. Can anyone advise if >> the bulbs can be stored for planting next fall? > > Some might make it. using their stored energy reserves to form a new, much > smaller bulb, but the general rule is "no". That said, tulips may survive, if > stored dry in the house, until the soil thaws in spring (when is that in New > Brunswick?), giving you tulips in flower in early summer. > > You might try putting a tarp down with a foot-thick layer of leaves on it, and > waiting for the soil underneath to un-freeze in a week or so, then plant your > el cheapo bulbs in that spot. > > > -- > Rodger Whitlock > Victoria, British Columbia, Canada > Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/