How do I store bulbs until the fall?

I got some crocus bulbs that have flowered like crazy but now that they are done I would like to know how and where to store them so I can plant them come spring.

How do I store bulbs until the fall?
In a paper bag, in a cool dark place.
Reply:Leave them in the ground, if at all possible. If not, wait for the leaves to die back and then move the clump to its new site. If that's still not possible, store in damp vermiculite, sand or sphagnum moss at a temperature of 50-60oF over the summer and replant in the fall.
Reply:refrigerate them...don't freeze them, but just put them in a paper bag (or even a pot with soil is sometimes better) and put them between about 38-45degrees Fahrenheit.





Basically what you want them to do is go dormant so that they think it is Winter, but you want them below the frost line.





Also some bulbs (Tulips etc.) should be treated slightly different then others.
Reply:Leave them in the ground. They need to store up energy for next year to bloom. Digging them up will essentially kill them.
Reply:You don't have to take them up.But if you are going to use that spot for something else then you need to let them dry before storing them to plant again this fall not spring which will be too late.They can be stored in a cool dry place till fall planting.They will actually multiply if left in the ground.They have to have a time of chill in order to bloom next spring that's why the fall planting.The answer above me is essentially correct but if you let them stay til they die back then they will have time replenish their strength.
Reply:We leave ours in the flower bed and don't take them up.