Dear Jim, When I leave Crocus sativus in the ground the first roots appear around 7-10 sept (even with a bare minimum of water) I assume that the optimum planting time is August, before the first rain storms appear. At the moment we are actually right in the middle of the late summerrain storms. The first flowers appear by the end of octobre and the full bloom is early November. Greetings from the south of France Lauw le 6/09/05 17:17, James Waddick à jwaddick@kc.rr.com a écrit : > Does this include watering for Saffron crocus? I am expecting > flowers soon, but also awaiting some more rain. Should I water? Lauw de Jager Bulb'Argence Mas d'Argence 30300 Fourques France tel 31(0)466 016 519 fax 0466 011 245 http://www.bulbargence.com/