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saffron crocusses

bédébédé Posts: 3,095
edited November 2021 in Plants
4-5 years ago, as an impulse buy, I bought a packet of saffron crocusses whilst buying the usual speciosum.
This year for the first tme they have flowered.  Does anyone harvest the anthers and cook with them?

PS.  Both s and ss lookk wrong.
 location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Don't know about the cooking but I'd leave the s and the es off😊 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    A friend in Cornwall has harvested her first crop this year. Only a few but she’s thrilled. 😎 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • m.ravenpourm.ravenpour Posts: 1
    I have planted saffron crocuses i bought in Gardeners’ world show in August and harvested them recently.I used a rich compost with a good drainage. I used a large but shallow pot .It was a lot easier than I thought. I certainly try more next year .
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