Can I plant bulbs that have started sprouting already?

[franch]

Some of them have sprouted quite a lot ... If I can plant them, should the sprouts be below or above the surface?

They're crocuses and something else - both spring flowering ...

[Bluestocking]

I would plant them to the correct depth, so that may mean that some sprouts are sticking out above the surface. The packets should have the correct depth indicated, if you don't have packets then check a gardening website, I like Gardeners' world. Good luck!

[eyesfront]

technically you don't even need to plant them - bulbs contain everything they need to flower all on their own (except water - and some even can manage without that). remember those hyacinth vases where you just plonked the bulb in and watered it and it flowered?

If they are one-year wonders and you do want to plant them then you can plant them in any old rubbishy stuff as shallow or deep as you like as long as it keeps them damp enough, then chuck the whole lot afterwards.

if you want them to come up again next year then plant them with a bit more TLC. Most want two bulbs' height of earth above them - ie a hole 3 bulbs deep, and a bit of food after they've flowered, and dont' cut the leaves off until the leaves are dead.

[franch]

Many thanks both of you - will give them a go