Forgotten bulbs...

[CaptainCallisto]

I've just done a big sort out in the garage and found a bag of tulip bulbs that had fallen behind something and been forgotten. I know they should have been planted ages ago (I bought them in early December!) but I'm wondering if it's worth popping them in now.

I'm really new to gardening so not sure if they'll grow at all, miss this season but come up next year, or whether I should just abandon them.

If anybody can solve my dilemma I would be very grateful

I’d pop them in. They probably won’t flower, but the green leaves will feed the bulbs for next year.

Thank you - I'll plant them with DS2 at the weekend

It is worth putting a handful of gravel under tulip bulbs when you plant them as they like good drainage.

This happened to me the year before last - I bought too many and then was ill all winter, so didn’t manage till late feb/early March when the bulbs were already sprouting and didn’t look too fresh. I planted them all and think that all the tulips actually bloomed beautifully.
I would usually expect that the bulbs won’t bloom in the same year but will settle in and gather energy for future years. So possibly plant them in a deep pot under some other potted plants, or in the ground, where you want them to grow.

Ooh, thank you for the tip bunny - we have quite a lot of gravel bits kicking about so I shall utilise some of that.

That's what my bulbs are like Harebell - starting to sprout and not looking too fresh!

Whether they bloom or not DS2 and I can have fun putting them in. Thank you all!