Tulips

My niece give me two tulip bulbs before and I left them in the kitchen to plant them later. They were in a plastic bag and I was going to wait until spring; however, I saw shoots from the bulbs!!! So, quickly I pulled out little wine glasses out of my cupboard and placed them in each glass. I heard putting tree blanches in a container if you plant them in water keeps the bulbs fresh. If the bulbs is soaked in water all the time, the bulb gets rotten or something. I just got the information and ran to a park and picked up small branches. Some are already placed in the glasses.