What can I do - I won't be able to plant my tulip bulbs in Nov?
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I want to plant tulip bulbs in Nov but won't be able to before I get back
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As long as the ground is not frozen ,you should still be ok
If ground is frozen, you can pot them up and store them in a cool place also....in a refrigerator or a enclosed porch/garage. Do not overwater! Bulbs will rot....water after planting and then pretty much ignore them until mid-March. Bring out to a bright window and watch for growth.
Put them in a pot ,outside & they will be fine.
If you want to pot them, use Debbie's advice. If you leave them outside the bulb may freeze quickly and rot from no protection from the extreme cold. I have overwintered bulbs in the garage before that were in pots and they were ok. I have four amaryllis bulbs in three pots and when they were done flowering, I quit watering them and put them in the garage. In the fall they started growing again and I took them inside and watered them and they are growing again. I have had bulbs freeze and turn to mush in the cold outside even when planted in huge half barrels.
You don't say where you live. On Long Island (zone 7) and points south, a large-sized planter with bulbs will survive outdoors over winter. In colder climes, as other posters have mentioned, that may not work.
If your soil isn't frozen, you should be able to get the bulbs in the ground before winter really sets in.