Will they grow in Houston, Texas? Sujit Houston, Texas On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 3:28 PM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Dear PBSers, > > On a dull, chill, windy - not nice day- in the 50s - i was finally > moving piles of old weeds to the brush pile and happened by my small Crocus > sativus, Saffron, patch. > Even under the cloudy dullness of the day, the warm purple glow of bloom > caught my eye. I quickly dragged the cart of debris to a mid-point, went > indoors for a suitable container and soon picked the stamens off of about > 40 open blooms. By then my finger tips turned orange and the scent was in > the air. > > I’ll air dry these stamen indoors for a few days then pack in an > air tight container. When the weather gets cooler a pinch of rich aromatic > Saffron in a boiling pot of something good to eat will make my aching back > a dim memory. > > This extremely expensive spice is so easy to grow here. I’ll > probably pick another 40 blooms worth before they are done and that will > more than pay for the cost of the bulbs, although they have repaid their > costs many times over. Not too many bulbs that can actually pay for > themselves. > > And I can still enjoy the flowers for a few days. What’s not to > love about this easy crocus? Anyone else grow and harvest their > own? Best Jim W. > > > > James Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > USA > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >