saffron
EJ via pbs (Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:41:46 PDT)

Hi Tim,
A Big Thank You! to you and your friend for sharing the saffron bulbs! :-) they look like a good size, and I hope I can get them to grow and bloom.
Seems like they are a fall bulb and some say plant immediately.
Although they came from an in-ground bed, I’m thinking of planting them in a deep at least 6” pot with the 2 parts horticultural sand, 1 perlite, and 1 compost (tho Jane McGary recommended forest humus and coarse sand). Plus sand and granite below for drainage. Would that work?
Question for all is: should I plant and water it now ?
I’m in SF Bay Area, probably a zone 9b. With Very dry summers, no rain till late October and I’m afraid of critters eating them up.

Much thanks,
-Elaine.

saffron
Tim Eck via pbs (Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:54:27 PDT)
All,
A friend is going to take out a saffron bed and I will plant them but I
should be able to spare a few hundred offsets for the BX if there is any
interest. (That's meant as a question)
tim
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