Elaine I grow the saffron crocus in open ground here in New Jersey. It gets no supplemental water and three to four hours of sunlight in the fall. I usually see the flowers in Nov. ArnoldNew Jersey -----Original Message----- From: EJ via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Cc: EJ <elainej@gmail.com> Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2020 12:42 pm Subject: [pbs] Saffron Hi all, I followed all the good advice from very knowledgeable people here and...Yay, my saffron bulb has sprouted! (Hopefully 3 more to come.) It has been shaded by the top tier of a wooden bench with other potted plants above. The whole area gets bright shade and maybe a 2 -3 hours of direct sun for the plants on the top tier(potted saffron on lower shelf gets no direct sun) . So now I wonder, since it sprouted, do I give it more sun gradually bringing it up to full sunlight for 2-3 hours a day? How much water should I give? I’m in 9b, California San Francisco Bay Area, and it does get pretty dry. Drench it every —3 days? I am in mortal fear of the bulbs going to mush... Greatly appreciate the advice so far, it’s working! :-) Mike Mace, are you in SF Bay Area too? Best regards, -Elaine Jek. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…