Re: saffron crocus?
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- Subject: Re: saffron crocus?
- From: "* G* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 18:20:08 PST
Nan
mine grow in well drained sandy soil in a sunny position - they grow
well in the ground but I guess you could keep them in a pot - but I note
in Jelitto and Schacht's 'Hardy Herbaceous Perennials' that they don't
tolerate winter wetness (not one of my problems).
Susan George
McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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>From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
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>Hi everyone! I just bought a pot of saffron crocus and wonder how I
should
>grow them -- shall I leave them in their plastic pot? Plant them in
the
>ground (what kind of soil, water, light, etc) or am I better off to put
it
>in a large terracotta pot or??
>
>Thanks
>
>Nan
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>Nan Sterman
>San Diego County California
>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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