Got corms from her too!! I love their business story and they are not far from me. Started with just a dozen since I'm in the desert zone 9b, but they all came up in November and most bloomed! I didn't collect saffron this time, but I'll leave them in over winter and see what happens. I'm definitely getting more next year. Cool conversation starter and pretty purple flowers to boot!
If you're on the fence about growing your own saffron, trust me, just do it. It's absolutely delicious and you can brag to your gardening friends, "yeah, I'm growing the most expensive spice in the world." I live in a northern climate (5b) and don't even bother digging up the corms and they come back every year. Four years in and had my best harvest ever this year.
Ty for the info I planted my first saffron bulbs this year and after listening to this I was concerned I had killed them. But I was told they had to go through a frost to produce. So I got them in the ground late September. Now I will just wait and see what happens next growing season :)
Saffron is so easy to grow! We have been growing saffron in SoCal for years. We probably have 100 corms or so in the ground already. We dig them up every year in the spring, sort, and replant in October. Even the tiny corms grow and provide saffron threads. Each corm will yield 1-3 flowers and then they die back. I place the threads in a small bowl and let them dry before I "package" them or they will get moldy. My family is from Spain. We use a lot of saffron. It's nice to be able to grow my own.
I planted 10 corms of Saffron in the fall bought at my local organic nursery. Today, at 34 degrees, I see that one is blooming with several others with leaves showing. Very exciting here in Southwest Idaho!
Wait, they said the other day that they didn't survive in cold climates in a video and I thought in my research a few years ago I could grow it here in Indiana. Do you mind if I ask what variety or Latin name or whatever it is so I can try it?
Zone 9b here. I absentmindedly ordered 250 saffron corms 3 years ago. I thought I ordered 100. I guess I got suckered into getting 250… you know the more you get the lower the unit price. I haven’t grown saffron before. However, my stupidity wasn’t stupid after all 😅. We had so much that we were putting it in our everyday tea. 😊
Hello 👋 , How have you gone about em in your zone? Do you take them out of the ground and store them or just leave them in ground for next season? I’m also in zone 9b, reason for my curiosity.
@@davidvalenzuela3144I leave them in the ground. I cover the bed with cardboard during summer because it gets full sun; probably next time I’ll lay a thick mulch. I do plan to dig them out this summer because it is year 3 in ground and we’re supposed to separate out the new corms. I don’t water them during summer and start watering (not too wet) by end of August. I heard that you’re not supposed to water during its dormant period. However, someone in our gardening group had planted it next to her peppers and they seemed to have thrived.
I live in Tulsa Oklahoma I planted saffron about 6 corms years ago in ground. They come up every year. I never dig them up. We can have mild winters to sub zero back and forth in one winter. But they survive 😁
I'd be curious to see you guys grow vanilla bean to make vanilla extract. I'm not sure how hard it is, but I'm more curious how it will taste from the ones you get at the grocery store.
Vanilla vine itself is pretty easy. But the only natural pollinators are bees in its native range (Mexico). So to actually get vanilla beans anywhere else, the flowers have to be hand pollinated on the single day they're open. Which makes actually getting vanilla a lot more effort.
Different varieties of the Vanilla Vines grow in different countries. But they are ALL VERY tropical. Which just means they won't tolerate cold temps, and maybe not even cool temperatures. So a greenhouse is definitely needed if you're not in a tropical zone. (zones 9-11) And most of us here in the states are not tropical. As for the pollinators, yes, every place that Vanilla grows naturally has native pollinators. Kevin would have to do this by hand. But he DOES do that for his Dragon Fruit, so maybe he would be willing to do it for Vanilla Beans! I think I remember them talking about growing it, but they were just kicking the idea around.
I grew Saffron last year in south Florida. Lots of joy getting some flowers and giving some of the corms to friends. As a Persian American it was nice to connect with literal roots in the ground!
Rice is freaking hard to grow. You need red clay, flooding, etc. And you're not going to produce enough in a tiny garden to make that much impact. It's the same sort of downfall that you guys had with wheat. There is a reason that it was done by large communities of people traditionally. It is a communal crop at every step which is one of the theories for why Asian social structure is as it is versus Europe and wheat.
I watched a video of a woman growing rice in pots. Could not tell you what was happening, I’m definitely not able to read the characters, but my main take away was, “no thank you, I will just buy that.”
I grew it a couple of years ago until the bulbs got eaten by mice. I will try it again sometime - but with better protection 😅 What I realized - I got more flowers in poor soil. When I put compost on top I got more green shoots but no flowers anymore.
I’m south East Asian and we get a huge bag or box for about $2.99 Canadian. We use it throughout pregnancy, for biryani etc ❤. The price you mentioned is out of this world! 😮
Does saffron need to go through a dormant period to continue throwing up flowers/spices, or could you grow these in a terrarium and continue getting flowers indefinitely?
They USED TO pollinate a looooong time ago, like - hundreds of years ago. But because man has been messing with them for such a long time, they have evolved into no longer using pollination as a way to replicate themselves. Now they simply grow clones of themselves (underground) in the form of cormlettes.
Love this! Bought 20 corms and planted them in September, they produced flowers in October and are still beautifully green in December! Can't wait to see how many more I get next year ❤
I got saffron corms this year, too, planted them slightly late for zone 7b and only got a few flowers (I think I had the opposite problem with it getting too cold as they were growing), but looking forward to a good showing next year!
The only piece of information I think you failed to mention was how much do the korms cost. I know it probably varies but a rough estimate could have been interjected. I've never grown it but you sure make it look interesting to try. If I could find a buyer for that price I'd make my whole garden a saffron garden.
I harvested mine about 2 months ago (also in SoCal), but unfortunately a few of them got wet from some rains around that time. The flowers drooped and dropped before I got to some of them. Some of them were even creating yellow puddles of water 😅 So just note to everyone trying this, harvest before the rain!
I have been planning on growing it as well. I need to get my hands on the bulbs though. The only companies that ship them here that i do trust, have them back in stock around june/july.. so I'll need to wait a bit longer. I'm planning on planting them in my pink and white bed, which is simultaneously my blueberry bed :) i think the crocusses would do great among the mini butterfly bushes, lupines, blueberries and the mini apricot
Hey Kevin! Could we get a winter garden tour, some times I feel like growing nothing in the winter is wrong, and I guess it probably is saying that I live in San Diego CA 😅 that’s besides the point though, it would just be nice to see what’s happening.
I planted 25 in my zone 6A garden and got my $3-$4 of saffron threads! Corms dug up and drying, but top growth still vibrant green. Do you know how I should preserve them for next fall? Happy Holidays 🎉
I'm pretty sure you need to replant those corms and let the green leaves grow... Just like growing daffodils & tulips, the leaves are what nourishes the bulb (or corm) for both the: ▪︎ nourishment during dormancy ▪︎ and dictates next year's growth So, by pulling them up now, and NOT letting the green leaves re-nurish the corm (until those green leaves die-back naturally), you're pretty much putting the kibosh on next year's growth. That has been my experience anyway. But if you DON'T replant them. And then find that they grew AND flowered next year - I sure would like to hear about it!! I would LOVE to be wrong! 👍
The flowers are beautiful, so many people around me grow them ornamentally and don't harvest the saffron. Not sure if they have the same flavor but I'd definitely try. Cheers
I am going to sneak across the border and plant in ex large grow bags. I am in 10B as well here in San José del Cabo, MX. Can you stagger crops ? Fantastic video!👍👍👍👍
About 24 over in BC. Hope you have a great winter season, I can't imagine dealing with frozen moisture so close to the ocean, must be hard to deal with.
Video just came out just in time. I tried growing saffron about a year ago and I thought I killed it 😅 but just a few days ago I saw it sprouted by itself in its container hopefully I can get some flowers this time 👍
I live in Illinois, where my Spring and Summer months are from mid March to early September and is 60-70 degrees during that time. Would I be able to grow Saffron? Also, the corms don't die after you dig them up year after year? How do you store them during the winter months? A cool, dry place?
It seems strange to me that saffron flowers even exist. What for if they're not making seeds?! If they only spread through the ground I don't understand why they bother making flowers. I'm confused.
I always put the lid on first, bring to boil as fast as possible (so high heat), reduce & simmer. The REAL trick is to *follow package directions* for water to rice ratio and DO NOT RINSE USA packaged rice! (It's already clean - you only need to rinse if it comes from a 3rd world country!) When you rinse it starts absorbing water, so then when you add the amount of water stated on the package you end up with too much water. After simmering 15 minutes remove from heat, leaving lid ON, and let it sit for 10 minutes to absorb any remaining water. Perfect. ever. tim. :)
I'm genuinely not saying this to be mean but that is the worst cooked rice I have have ever seen in my life and I've lived in multiple countries. I love your channel btw but bro....
You don't replant for at at least a year, because the cormlets grow during the spring, normal saffron rotation is every 6-7 years. Also they don't freeze in cold climates, I don't know who told you that myth, mine have been going for 3 years, lowest temp was -13°C.
My bulbs came late in November and I planted them right away. So far, nnly one has produced any flowers. So I only have harvested two threads. Still hoping as long as the foilage is green in socal that there's a chance the others might flower?
Where are you? What climate? I’m in NE TEXAS, it gets very hot and depending on the weather, we could get snow or ice, but only for about a week or so, it is very humid, all year except when it super hot, can I grow this??
@@epicgardening I have hear of saffron quite often but never actually heard what it might taste like, let alone curious enough to ask the question till now.
It's used in Spanish Paella. It's delicate and unique, earthy and floral but very light. Sometimes people cheat and use turmeric to color rice but that tastes nothing like saffron. I love it.
wrong unit on screen at 0:32. you said kilogram which is more than two times the weight of a pound. maybe you're using the british kg which can also be used for volume, which is dumb. also, i did research which revealed the true price is less than half of what you claim. thumbs down for misinformation.
Oh boy! really well go ahead and send me some so I can test it I just made some rice and it's really tasty let me see if yours is any good 😅 that's cool good luck I hope it turns out for you 🤞 get so excited for your videos! I'm actually going to try that now you made this video my mom always used to have them in the front yard
Big thank you to She's Rooted Home for sending out the saffron! shesrootedhome.com/?sscid=c1k8_xy7zu&gad_source=1
Saffron rice! So wonderful.
Got corms from her too!! I love their business story and they are not far from me. Started with just a dozen since I'm in the desert zone 9b, but they all came up in November and most bloomed! I didn't collect saffron this time, but I'll leave them in over winter and see what happens. I'm definitely getting more next year. Cool conversation starter and pretty purple flowers to boot!
If you're on the fence about growing your own saffron, trust me, just do it. It's absolutely delicious and you can brag to your gardening friends, "yeah, I'm growing the most expensive spice in the world." I live in a northern climate (5b) and don't even bother digging up the corms and they come back every year. Four years in and had my best harvest ever this year.
Ty for the info I planted my first saffron bulbs this year and after listening to this I was concerned I had killed them. But I was told they had to go through a frost to produce. So I got them in the ground late September. Now I will just wait and see what happens next growing season :)
Thank you for the information. I live in zone 6 and so had assumed I couldn’t leave saffron in the ground over winter
Saffron is so easy to grow! We have been growing saffron in SoCal for years. We probably have 100 corms or so in the ground already. We dig them up every year in the spring, sort, and replant in October. Even the tiny corms grow and provide saffron threads. Each corm will yield 1-3 flowers and then they die back. I place the threads in a small bowl and let them dry before I "package" them or they will get moldy. My family is from Spain. We use a lot of saffron. It's nice to be able to grow my own.
I planted 10 corms of Saffron in the fall bought at my local organic nursery. Today, at 34 degrees, I see that one is blooming with several others with leaves showing. Very exciting here in Southwest Idaho!
Wait, they said the other day that they didn't survive in cold climates in a video and I thought in my research a few years ago I could grow it here in Indiana. Do you mind if I ask what variety or Latin name or whatever it is so I can try it?
Zone 9b here. I absentmindedly ordered 250 saffron corms 3 years ago. I thought I ordered 100. I guess I got suckered into getting 250… you know the more you get the lower the unit price. I haven’t grown saffron before. However, my stupidity wasn’t stupid after all 😅. We had so much that we were putting it in our everyday tea. 😊
Hello 👋 , How have you gone about em in your zone? Do you take them out of the ground and store them or just leave them in ground for next season? I’m also in zone 9b, reason for my curiosity.
@@davidvalenzuela3144I leave them in the ground. I cover the bed with cardboard during summer because it gets full sun; probably next time I’ll lay a thick mulch. I do plan to dig them out this summer because it is year 3 in ground and we’re supposed to separate out the new corms. I don’t water them during summer and start watering (not too wet) by end of August.
I heard that you’re not supposed to water during its dormant period. However, someone in our gardening group had planted it next to her peppers and they seemed to have thrived.
@ awesome! Thank you 🙏
I live in Tulsa Oklahoma I planted saffron about 6 corms years ago in ground. They come up every year. I never dig them up. We can have mild winters to sub zero back and forth in one winter. But they survive 😁
Fantastic! I am back on wanting to plant saffron. :)
I'd be curious to see you guys grow vanilla bean to make vanilla extract. I'm not sure how hard it is, but I'm more curious how it will taste from the ones you get at the grocery store.
Vanilla vine itself is pretty easy. But the only natural pollinators are bees in its native range (Mexico). So to actually get vanilla beans anywhere else, the flowers have to be hand pollinated on the single day they're open. Which makes actually getting vanilla a lot more effort.
@@wjm1319 I thought vanilla came mainly from Madagascar. Do they hand pollinate it there ?
@@DaChocapic have probably imported the bees just like how they have the fig wasps in california
Different varieties of the Vanilla Vines grow in different countries.
But they are ALL VERY tropical.
Which just means they won't tolerate cold temps, and maybe not even cool temperatures.
So a greenhouse is definitely needed if you're not in a tropical zone.
(zones 9-11)
And most of us here in the states are not tropical.
As for the pollinators, yes, every place that Vanilla grows naturally has native pollinators.
Kevin would have to do this by hand.
But he DOES do that for his Dragon Fruit, so maybe he would be willing to do it for Vanilla Beans!
I think I remember them talking about growing it, but they were just kicking the idea around.
@@DaChocapic It's a genus of orchid native to Mexico, but the largest producers are in Madagascar.
I grew Saffron last year in south Florida. Lots of joy getting some flowers and giving some of the corms to friends. As a Persian American it was nice to connect with literal roots in the ground!
Rice is freaking hard to grow. You need red clay, flooding, etc. And you're not going to produce enough in a tiny garden to make that much impact. It's the same sort of downfall that you guys had with wheat. There is a reason that it was done by large communities of people traditionally. It is a communal crop at every step which is one of the theories for why Asian social structure is as it is versus Europe and wheat.
I watched a video of a woman growing rice in pots. Could not tell you what was happening, I’m definitely not able to read the characters, but my main take away was, “no thank you, I will just buy that.”
I grew it a couple of years ago until the bulbs got eaten by mice. I will try it again sometime - but with better protection 😅
What I realized - I got more flowers in poor soil. When I put compost on top I got more green shoots but no flowers anymore.
I’ve been contemplating growing this but hesitated. This post convinced me to go ahead and get it!
I’m south East Asian and we get a huge bag or box for about $2.99 Canadian. We use it throughout pregnancy, for biryani etc ❤. The price you mentioned is out of this world! 😮
I am in zone 6b and have my saffron in containers. They survive the winter just fine and even bloom in snow.
I love saffron rice. You can also add saffron to pickle brine or make an aoili with it. So many uses.
Does saffron need to go through a dormant period to continue throwing up flowers/spices, or could you grow these in a terrarium and continue getting flowers indefinitely?
Hi Kevin!
It’s even better if you grind it first then add the water! There’s lots of TikToks on it too. Best of luck and have a happy grow year 🎉
If saffron don’t produce seeds, then why do they have flowers? 🤔
They USED TO pollinate a looooong time ago, like - hundreds of years ago.
But because man has been messing with them for such a long time,
they have evolved into no longer using pollination as a way to replicate themselves.
Now they simply grow clones of themselves (underground) in the form of cormlettes.
Love this! Bought 20 corms and planted them in September, they produced flowers in October and are still beautifully green in December! Can't wait to see how many more I get next year ❤
I got saffron corms this year, too, planted them slightly late for zone 7b and only got a few flowers (I think I had the opposite problem with it getting too cold as they were growing), but looking forward to a good showing next year!
The only piece of information I think you failed to mention was how much do the korms cost. I know it probably varies but a rough estimate could have been interjected. I've never grown it but you sure make it look interesting to try. If I could find a buyer for that price I'd make my whole garden a saffron garden.
it's listed on the site in the pinned post thanking where he got the cornys
They’re cheap. I got a bag of over a dozen for $20.
Thanks for the information 🙂 @@datboibutters
@@JR-tr1df thank you. I did not see that
@@datboibutters from who or where? The site he listed wants $35 for twelve.
I harvested mine about 2 months ago (also in SoCal), but unfortunately a few of them got wet from some rains around that time. The flowers drooped and dropped before I got to some of them. Some of them were even creating yellow puddles of water 😅 So just note to everyone trying this, harvest before the rain!
I have been planning on growing it as well. I need to get my hands on the bulbs though. The only companies that ship them here that i do trust, have them back in stock around june/july.. so I'll need to wait a bit longer.
I'm planning on planting them in my pink and white bed, which is simultaneously my blueberry bed :) i think the crocusses would do great among the mini butterfly bushes, lupines, blueberries and the mini apricot
This is amazing Kevin
Hey Kevin! Could we get a winter garden tour, some times I feel like growing nothing in the winter is wrong, and I guess it probably is saying that I live in San Diego CA 😅 that’s besides the point though, it would just be nice to see what’s happening.
2nd year of green shoots on mine, no flowers yet
Same here.
Such a beautiful flower
I planted 25 in my zone 6A garden and got my $3-$4 of saffron threads! Corms dug up and drying, but top growth still vibrant green. Do you know how I should preserve them for next fall? Happy Holidays 🎉
I'm in 6B... When did you plant yours?
Could have left them in the ground. My second years ones are fine and I planted 40 more this October
@@JeannieBeanieplanted 9/17. Harvested first flower 10/22
@@JoyoftheGardenandHome Thanks! I’ll try that next year 😊
I'm pretty sure you need to replant those corms and let the green leaves grow...
Just like growing daffodils & tulips, the leaves are what nourishes the bulb (or corm) for both the:
▪︎ nourishment during dormancy
▪︎ and dictates next year's growth
So, by pulling them up now, and NOT letting the green leaves re-nurish the corm (until those green leaves die-back naturally),
you're pretty much putting the kibosh on next year's growth.
That has been my experience anyway.
But if you DON'T replant them.
And then find that they grew
AND flowered next year -
I sure would like to hear about it!!
I would LOVE to be wrong! 👍
If you grind the saffron you will get a vibrant colour and perfume.
ooooh! i planted like 12 in my yard, 6 or so in pots on the deck, and one random corm in a ficus pot indoors. 😂 lol, wish me luck here we go!
The flowers are beautiful, so many people around me grow them ornamentally and don't harvest the saffron. Not sure if they have the same flavor but I'd definitely try. Cheers
I am going to sneak across the border and plant in ex large grow bags. I am in 10B as well here in San José del Cabo, MX. Can you stagger crops ? Fantastic video!👍👍👍👍
Which came first, the corm or the cormlet?
What about an area that has all four seasons, will they live and produce??
Absolutely
They grow in Saffron Walden in the UK. Autumn crocuses are easy.
We've been growing them in the PNW for 2 years. Easiest garden investment we've made.
I just got 6 inches of snow lol up here in Nova scotia
About 24 over in BC. Hope you have a great winter season, I can't imagine dealing with frozen moisture so close to the ocean, must be hard to deal with.
Those spices! Their have been wars over spices!
That was an epic failure for me this past season. Not one came up from the ones I purchased and planted.
* "getting even an ounce, let alone a pound"
Video just came out just in time. I tried growing saffron about a year ago and I thought I killed it 😅 but just a few days ago I saw it sprouted by itself in its container hopefully I can get some flowers this time 👍
Few places in the world that are suited to grow this stuff, and the fields are stunning to look at. 😉
I live in Illinois, where my Spring and Summer months are from mid March to early September and is 60-70 degrees during that time. Would I be able to grow Saffron? Also, the corms don't die after you dig them up year after year? How do you store them during the winter months? A cool, dry place?
Was wondering same.
How can I keep my soil clean for the next year Spring to Summer🎄💐🌺🌷🌻🍀🥀🌴🌼☘️🌹
Pretty flowers
If rice is not processed heavily then that water is very good for plants.
brb turning my property into a saffron farm
Cool! I’m zone 9A near Seattle! I want to try this!
You're the best. I've always thought saffron is fascinating.
i love saffron rice
It seems strange to me that saffron flowers even exist. What for if they're not making seeds?! If they only spread through the ground I don't understand why they bother making flowers. I'm confused.
Any tricks about turmeric?
Butter in the rice 😦
I love how you show everything from A to Z. Also, how to use it. Thank you.
Always happy to share!
@@epicgardening Hey Kevin! Were you able to hook up with the boy scout and get him some seeds for his project?
Butter in the ric😦
Looks a bit like red string.
To make non watery rice, leave the lid off until the water boils, turn the heat down so it simmers and then put the lid on.
I always put the lid on first, bring to boil as fast as possible (so high heat), reduce & simmer. The REAL trick is to *follow package directions* for water to rice ratio and DO NOT RINSE USA packaged rice! (It's already clean - you only need to rinse if it comes from a 3rd world country!) When you rinse it starts absorbing water, so then when you add the amount of water stated on the package you end up with too much water. After simmering 15 minutes remove from heat, leaving lid ON, and let it sit for 10 minutes to absorb any remaining water. Perfect. ever. tim. :)
I'm genuinely not saying this to be mean but that is the worst cooked rice I have have ever seen in my life and I've lived in multiple countries. I love your channel btw but bro....
😂😂😂😂😂
It's epic gardening not epic cooking :)
Wait what?!?😂
It's mean. Whether you're saying it "to be mean."
What other possible motivation is there? You're obviously not saying it to be nice. Srsly. 😮
@MyFocusVaries it sounded like a little lighthearted joke to me, just laugh it off, accept that the rice was soggy and move on
Try making a kg worth 😂 I tried growing them too but every one failed to sprout 😵💫
Alaska's summer absolutely killed them. I'm going to try again but, inside
You don't replant for at at least a year, because the cormlets grow during the spring, normal saffron rotation is every 6-7 years. Also they don't freeze in cold climates, I don't know who told you that myth, mine have been going for 3 years, lowest temp was -13°C.
What are those white stones on his bed?
I just harvested my first batch. Only had 2 that did not grow.
Congrats!
@epicgardening the flower leaves can be used as well. Dried for tea and other benefits.
Amazing video.
Is this TheGreenhandGames??? I thought I recognized that voice! 🎉
Yummy saffron is amazing to grow.
My bulbs came late in November and I planted them right away. So far, nnly one has produced any flowers. So I only have harvested two threads. Still hoping as long as the foilage is green in socal that there's a chance the others might flower?
When would you plant them if you’re in the pacific north west zone 7?
👍🤶🏼❣️
Where are you? What climate? I’m in NE TEXAS, it gets very hot and depending on the weather, we could get snow or ice, but only for about a week or so, it is very humid, all year except when it super hot, can I grow this??
San Diego zone 10b, yes you can grow it there
saffron can grow in places way hotter than texas but it probably can't handle frost
What does saffron taste like?
Honestly...saffron
@@epicgardening I have hear of saffron quite often but never actually heard what it might taste like, let alone curious enough to ask the question till now.
It's used in Spanish Paella. It's delicate and unique, earthy and floral but very light. Sometimes people cheat and use turmeric to color rice but that tastes nothing like saffron. I love it.
@@adrianacantu5590 it tastes floral, not bitter and strong without being overpowering
wrong unit on screen at 0:32. you said kilogram which is more than two times the weight of a pound. maybe you're using the british kg which can also be used for volume, which is dumb. also, i did research which revealed the true price is less than half of what you claim. thumbs down for misinformation.
This is awesome
Where is your gandules, man you missed the chance to make arroz con Gandules.. lol
Weed growers pivoting 🤔 🤣?
Interesting 😮😮
Oh boy! really well go ahead and send me some so I can test it I just made some rice and it's really tasty let me see if yours is any good 😅 that's cool good luck I hope it turns out for you 🤞 get so excited for your videos! I'm actually going to try that now you made this video my mom always used to have them in the front yard
ILOVE U Truely my families favorite Spice MMmmmm😎🤓🤩🥳
Do you have a website we can buy the seed
You did a video with Carrie Underwood some time back. I can't find it in your archives. Was it saved? Great video. I want to view it again. Help.
Look up Epic Gardening Carrie Underwood it'll show up!
First
You cooked rossotto not rice 😂