How to grow saffron (in pots and in the garden) More 'about: saffron vegetable garden vegetable garden on the balcony We know saffron (Crocus sativus) as one of the most expensive spice and more delicate flavor of the world. Its high price mainly concerns the mode of its production and collection, which must be done manually in order to obtain a high quality product. Precisely because of the high cost of production, the European saffron cultivation is declining. In the world saffron is grown primarily in India and Iran. There are however some crops of saffron in Italy, affecting mainly the regions of Abruzzo, Sardinia, Marche, Umbria and Tuscany. In some cases takes place in our country the production of saffron DOP. The collection of saffron takes place in the month of December and its cultivation requires a very careful work, especially as regards the arrangement of the bulbs and the choice of the ground. E 'possible to grow saffron in the garden or in pots? Of cour...
Off Grid Organic Farm is a Sustainable Living Project, Vegetable and livestock production using natural sources of nutrients (such as compost, crop residues, and manure) and natural methods of crop and weed control, instead of using synthetic or inorganic agrochemicals. Also called low input farming.