Planting bulbs for indoors but not 'forcing'. advice?

[QueenoftheNights]

I usually plants up bulbs in the garden or in pots outdoors.

I've potted up some small iris and small daffs in small indoor pots. I don't want to 'force' them for Christmas- am quite happy for them to flower when they want to!

I can't find any advice online- it's all about 'how to force'.

So...my question is, do I leave these indoor pots outside in the open air, or in the shed, and if in the shed do I need to cover them with a black sack (like the instructions for forced bulbs) until later in the year?

I've mainly used zinc type pots and a small terracotta bowl (which won't be frost free.)

I'm not sure I understand your question.
Your pots won't survive the cold no? If you have place cool enough to store the bulbs while still protecting the pots them there's no problem, do the same thing you would when forcing your bulbs. When the bulbs are ready they will grow and you can bring them in. Even if it is say in a fridge you keep them when it will be their time they will come out. As soon as you see growth take them into the light or everything will become yellow fast!

I would just leave the pits in the open air so long as the pots are frost proof.

The least labour intensive would be leave them to open air and rainwater untilyou have buds then bring them in the house. But make sure the place you bring them into is pretty cool or the flowers will hardly last any time