Off topic was Saffron crocus cultivation in Kashmir
contact (Fri, 29 Nov 2013 23:35:32 PST)

Hello Jim,
I concur with Roland, planting between 15-20 cm (6-8") has many advantages:
cooler conditions give less splitting, too low for mices to eat therm, (yes
it is more difficult to harvest the corms). Even at that depth in claysoil,
you will be surprised how the shoots will get to the surface. Another
point: the leaves of Crocus sativus are very frost resistence: no problems
with -10° C (??°F) I during the 20 years I grow them here I never
experienced any frost damage of the leaves and the corms.
Greetings
Lauw de Jager

South of France
http://www.bulbargence.com/
-----Original Message-----
If I planted Saffron 15 cm deep in my heavy clay I doubt that I’d ever
see them again. This or 30 cm (!!) might work in sand, small gravel or loose
loam, but not in my heavy clay.
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