Will Snowdrop bulbs be okay stored? Google says no...

[katewitch]

...but they've arrived from Sarah Raven way earlier than anticipated!

I was hoping they'd arrive at the same time as my alliums, tulips, and crocuses from the same order but they're here now. I wanted to plant them on top of the bigger bulbs!

I could plant them now to avoid damaging them as everything I'm reading seems to say they won't be happy stored, or I could plant them now but have to dig them back up to plant the other stuff later...

What would you do please? Plant them all in one patch and redistribute later when planting the others? Plant them in pots in the shed for now?

Gah

If you’ve got another order due, I doubt it will be a long wait, and although snowdrop bulbs need to be planted as soon as you get them, I’m sure they will be OK, until your other order comes. Keep them somewhere cool and dark until then.

Not an expert in any way, but I'm sure the ones available in supermarkets will have been stored for a while so unless it's months until your others arrive they should be ok if stored correctly.

I was hoping to avoid planting the tulips until late October but these definitely won't last that long, how frustrating. I think planting them in a pot and then relocating them later may be the best bet?

I think they'll be ok to plant later, just keep them somewhere cool and dark for now. Or plant these elsewhere now and buy some more from a shop for the pots! 😁

If you’re planting them now, you’re planting bulbs, so ok to store. I’d consider putting them temporarily into soil to keep moist. Snowdrops are usually recommended to be planted “in the green” is as growing plants in spring