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How I grow and process saffron. Saffron is the most expensive spice for good reason, but growing your own saffron and processing enough for a years supply is pretty easy. Support me by using this link whenever you shop on Amazon. Free for you, a big help to me: http://amzn.to/296alqr Visit the SkillCult Website and Blog: www.skillcult.com Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/skillcult Saffron crocus, crocus sativa, is a small blue flower that blooms in the fall and grows during the winter. Each flower contains only 3 small red saffron threads, which are the female pollen receptacles. The threads are plucked by hand and dried to make the spice saffron, which is also used to dye cloth and color food. Saffron is a corm, not a bulb. The corms are planted in the early fall. They are eaten by gophers, voles, squirrels and other rodents. Planting in raised containers or wire lined beds can help deter rodents. After the flowers bloom, they will grow through the winter gathering energy for the following year's bloom. Growing your own saffron is easy. The corms are not the cheapest, but they multiply exponentially, so if you buy just 20 to 40, you'll have a lot of plants soon enough. A bed about 4 x 6 is a good size to shoot for if you are a moderate user. The corms should be divided every few years. They reproduce quickly by dividing underground.