Ok, so we had a crazy warm snap and Mother Nature has a sense of humor and I haven't grown daffodils before.... My bulbs are in pots on my deck railing right now and while I've brought in all my potted herbs, I didn't bring the railing pots. The squirrels have decimated my pansies- they're all gone, eaten, dug up and left to die... I hate squirrels. But my bulbs are not only fine, but I'm seeing green under the very thin layer of dirt left on top of them. So, what should I do? I'm thinking they need to come in and go in my basement until spring. The other thought is do I transplant them now into a bed in the front yard that ultimately want to fill with bulbs and an ornamental tree? There aren't that many, I have maybe a dozen.
Thanks!
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They need cold dormancy. You are in Boston, it WILL get cold again 
. They will survive the little bit of sprouting. They would do better planted about 4 inches deep in the garden, except that it is pretty late for moving them. In a pot, it would be best to pile more dirt on them and then find a protected out door spot for it, perhaps by a south facing wall or perhaps insulating the pot with straw or leaves or burying the pot.
. They will survive the little bit of sprouting. They would do better planted about 4 inches deep in the garden, except that it is pretty late for moving them. In a pot, it would be best to pile more dirt on them and then find a protected out door spot for it, perhaps by a south facing wall or perhaps insulating the pot with straw or leaves or burying the pot.