Today is the 7th day of the Year 2025 , so here when I look back to the past year these are some of the posts from each month worth remembering from the last year
" Every new beginning comes
from other beginnings end. "
- SENECA
January
Foggy Mornings
February
Growing saffron at home(Here's my detailed guide to Grow saffron at home )
Spring has arrived
April
Harvest from the spring
May
Baby Sun rose
Mexican Aster
Saffron is one of the most expensive as well as popular spice consumed in the world. It has distinctive flavor which is used in sweets and savory recipes. In India around 90 percent of Saffron is produced in Kashmir .
Saffron is actually a stigma obtained from the flower Crocus sativus which belongs to Crocus family, It is actually the stigma that is edible and is popularly known as 'Kesar' in Hindi in India .
Saffron grown in my Garden
It was my first experience to grow Saffron flower in my home garden . Here is my detailed experience in chronological order to grow saffron flower from bulbs :
Saffron flower bulbs were sown at the starting of winter in the sandy soil which is composed of more part of organic fertilizer and some part of river sand so that there is no chance of water retention.
Saffron flower bulbs
I chose a earthen pot to grow bulbs as they maintain the cool temperature of soil for longer time. I watered the pot every once in a fortnight and it was around at the end of month the tip of bud showed .
Saffron bulbs sown in earthen pot
It bloomed completely in a time span of two to three days , it can be clearly observed that red stigma in the purple Crocus flower is saffron .
It is the time for link up party Garden Affair where we can share posts related with Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will be open for a week starting from Sunday.
