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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    March 24, 2014
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    Do not cut the foliage. The plant needs this to porduce energy for next year's blooms. Allow the leaves to die back naturally. As much of the country has had a mild winter, espeecially the South, the plants will probably just take a bit longer than normal to begin dying back.

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    shelley on
    March 11, 2015
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    Saffron crocus will leaf in the spring but bloom in the fall. It sounds as though you have the dutch crocus/snow crocus, which blooms in the spring.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    April 24, 2016
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    You will want to plant corms at a density of 10 per square foot.

    For more information on saffron, please visit the following link:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/saffron/growing-saffron-crocus.htm

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    Alisma on
    September 21, 2016
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    Storing the corms (bulbs) of saffron crocus indoors during the winter is recommended. Store them in a cool but not freezing, dry spot such as a basement, buried in dry sand in a wooden or plastic box.

    It is also possible to grow saffron crocus indoors, even during winter, as described here:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/saffron/growing-saffron-indoors.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    March 4, 2017
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    You need to harvest the Saffron from the Saffron Crocus bulbs. Crocus sativus.

    Here is an article with more information.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/saffron/growing-saffron-crocus.htm

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  • Answered by
    MichiganDot on
    October 13, 2017
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    Unfortunately, your saffron crocus may not be hardy in zone 3, only zones 6-8 according to one source I just. But another says it is hardy to -15F. Native to Spain and India, among others, it grows in warm and dry conditions. It takes 50-60 to yield 2 T of saffron. Your options are to hope for a mild winter or dig them up now and keep them in the refrig in dry peat moss or perlite and set out in very early spring. Read more here and check out the different pages. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/saffron/growing-saffron-crocus.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    November 19, 2017
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    I would separate these in the spring time before planting. After you transplant them, you might notice it will take a whole year to get another bloom. You can use an all purpose fertilizer, but it is not completely necessary, as they store nutrients in the bulb. Here is an article for more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/saffron/growing-saffron-crocus.htm

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