Martha
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I’ve always wanted to grow Saffron (Crocus Sativus) but doing it was actually way more sayisfying than I even expected. If you grow flowers cos they look nice, or cos they smell good, then why not grow flowers that look stunning, smell amazing AND produce an incredible Spice. Planted in September they were ready to harvest in 8-9 week. If you have space you can plant the bulbs and expect them to multiply each year creating larger and larger swathes of stunning scented blooms and of course more saffron. I got my bulbs from @Farmer Gracy they work out at about 25p each depending on how many you buy. Sold out now, but set a reminder for Next August if you want to grow these next year. WARNING: Saffron crocus (Crocus Sativus) has a poisonous lookalike called ‘Colchicum Autumnale’. They are both small purple flowers that bloom in autumn - both unhelpfully are often referred to as ‘autumn crocus’. Whilst Crocus Sativus produces saffron, Colchicum Autumnale is very poisonous. You will not randomly find Saffron crocuses growing in the park or the woods, don’t ever ‘forage’ for it. Only pick and use Saffron strands from Crocus Sativus bulbs you have bought and grown from a reliable source. #saffron
Martha1,200,000 views • 11 months ago
I had sweet pea bouquets and fresh beans on tap all summer long from an archway just 1ft wide. If you have a little garden then growing vertically is the best way to use space! This archway was quite cheap and flimsy, so it did need some extra stakes added, if you can get something more substantial do. I love sweet peas for their incredible smell and I pop them on my desk when I’m working from home. I tied the sweet peas to the archway with twine. If you do this and cut off the tendrils then more energy goes in to flowers, I didn’t however do this religiously. Towards the end of the summer my plants were looking tired and had stopped flowering, after a good water, feed and a removal of all pods they were flowering again a couple of weeks later. Get your climbing french bean seeds ready, I’ll be sowing mine towards the end of April / beginning of May. I like to grow a range of colours : Purple - carminat Yellow - monte gusto Green - monte christo Remember that French beans come in dwarf and climbing varieties so make sure to get climbing ones if you want to grow them vertically. #growfood #gardeningforbeginners #archway #verticalveg #sweetpeas
Martha134,300 views • 2 years ago
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