It sounds like your basement is not cold enough. In order to flower, spring-blooming bulbs need a chilling period of 8 to 14 weeks at temps betw 35掳and 40掳F. You need to put them in an unheated, frost-free basement, garage, or porch.
A spare refreigerator is an ideal location, emphasis on 鈥渟pare鈥: keep bulbs away from fruits and vegetables because them give off wthylene gas, which can cause the bud in the bulb to die.
When you determine a suitable place, mulch the new shoots. In spring, you can remove the excess mulch.
It sounds like your basement is not cold enough. In order to flower, spring-blooming bulbs need a chilling period of 8 to 14 weeks at temps betw 35掳and 40掳F. You need to put them in an unheated, frost-free basement, garage, or porch.
A spare refreigerator is an ideal location, emphasis on 鈥渟pare鈥: keep bulbs away from fruits and vegetables because them give off wthylene gas, which can cause the bud in the bulb to die.
When you determine a suitable place, mulch the new shoots. In spring, you can remove the excess mulch.