I just read in Southern Living that if you have not planted tulips bulbs yet, that you might as well throw them away since they need at least 8 weeks of cold weather to be viable. I have quite a few and hate the thought of wasting them. Any thoughts on this?

I'd plant them anyway... if they grow, cool. If not, well you haven't lost anymore than you will by putting them in the trash!

Guess my tulips I planted back the last of November won't do any good, cause it doesn't look like we are ever gonna have any cold weather.

Hummmm....do they still look good Rose? Firm? How bout the refrigerator thing? I'd plant them too and chance it before I'd toss them but maybe you could give them the false chill in the fridge? It's what I was going to do with my specialty tulips anyway that I paid a pretty penny for and never go them dug up cause I didn't mark them. I know the general area they are planted in but have other bulbs that are not tulips there as well and would prob. dig up the wrong thing. Maybe give the fridge idea a chance?

I forgot about the fridge thing! Good call Robin Just be sure to mark them "tulips"... I'd end up frying them up and serving them for sure...

Well BC, they might be delicious that way! Squirrels sure do enjoy them!

When you "dom the fridge thing" do you plant them in a pot and put them on the bottom shelf or do you toss a bag of bulbs in a crisper drawer and then plant them later? Just wondering because I saw some on clearance at a local garden center and thought they might be great to have a big pot of them on the [atio, but don't have room for a big pot in the fridge.

Rose,
do to sercumstances beyond my control,and the fact that I can't see to good right now.
I am keeping a whole bananana box full of bulbs wrapped up in newspapers in my basement till spring and going to try and plant them then I just hate to giv eup on any thing the y mat not do good this year but there is hope for next then again with the weird weather they might be good this year yet don't give up I haver done strwanger things. LOL and they have worked
Wolfir

That depends on where you are, and this does illustrate one of the problems with region oriented magazines sold nationally, bad advice gets thrown around far and wide.
If you do have bulbs not yet planted they can be or the could be chilled first and then potted up, or the could be chilled first and planted, but never, ever throw good plants away simply because someone thinks you do not have the time and energy needed to grow them.