Grow your own
1
Enjoy
When your saffron crocus blooms,
first enjoy its fabulous flowers!
2
Pick
When the flower is fully open,
you can carefully pick the red stamens.
3
Dry
You then dry them by placing them in kitchen paper folded double. Leave this parcel to dry in a warm spot, such as near a radiator.
You can also dry the stamens in the oven. Place them on a piece of greaseproof paper, and they will dry in 15 minutes at 50 degrees.
4
Rest
Store them in a sealed pot or bag and leave to ‘rest’ in the dark for a month.
Cook and use
5
You can then use your
home-grown saffron!
Saffron tips
- You can plant the bulbs in the garden after flowering (in a sunny spot, in well-draining soil*).
If you’re lucky, you can enjoy the fabulous flowering and taste of your own saffron again next year! - The nursery pot can be recycled, and is made of PCR (recycled plastic). You can therefore dispose of it with your plastic waste.
*cover carefully in the event of frost - The optimum temperature for saffron to flower is about 17°C
- Saffron is a 'dry bloomer' and does not need much water. Once a week a saucer of water under the pot is sufficient.