My first time trying saffron. I planted 4 bulbs about 4 weeks ago and left these to store. And they’re blooming without soil or water?? Why did it do this can you not preserve the bulbs.
My first time trying saffron. I planted 4 bulbs about 4 weeks ago and left these to store. And they’re blooming without soil or water?? Why did it do this can you not preserve the bulbs.
Where did you store them? Bulbs need to be kept in the dark and cool. Why not just plant them all? It’s hard to keep bulbs long term in storage.
SiWeyNoWay
OMG following! Mine are sprouting too!
Smarty_Plant5
Bulbs are not seeds, so they typically don’t store dormant for very long. That’s not to say it’s impossible though. I’ve had some forgotten elephant ear corms that sprouted and grew just fine after being dormant and forgotten for over a year. It’s possible you may have been able to delay sprouting with strict environmental control, saffron crocus bloom in fall when temperatures start to drop, so I imagine you’d have to keep them consistently warm (summer temps) but eventually they’d sprout or dry out or rot. Plant them if you want them, but they’ve expended a lot of energy to flower without water, light and nutrients, so it might be worth just getting new ones if/when you want them.
LDSBS
The energy to grow and bloom is stored in the bulb from the previous year. So if you don’t plant and nourish these now there will be no blooms next year and probably no growth at all. Now that they are in active growth it’s probably too cold to plant outside and not enough light inside unless it’s supplemented with a grow light. Not sure what to advise except to always plant bulbs as soon as possible after receiving them. The only exception to that is if you live in zone 8 or above you would need to refrigerate some cold climate bulbs like tulips so they get enough cold to bloom.
Jacob520Lep
Put them all in the ground immediately
dammitall0
Some bulbs store well for a little while, but saffron crocus really don’t like being out of the soil for any amount of time so not one for ‘storing’.
Black_Dune
porque son bulbos.
Pirate_Lantern
PLANT THEM
alexromo
I bought the exact same ones lol
TosaGardener
Saffron are fall blooming. Get them in the ground and they will be fine.
Far-Poet1419
Harvest first. Maby have an exotic dish.
Las_Vegan
Life finds a way. 🤣
No-Ruin5230
I’m just MAD about Saffron
Repulsive-Ad7501
I’m impressed that you’re trying. Anybody know how many you have to plant to get enough for maybe one dish? Are the stamens difficult to harvest?
Gayfunguy
Saffron crocuses are fall blooming crocuses and they will bloom regardless of being planted in the ground or not. Just make sure that you plant all of this right away and all will be ok.
oldfarmjoy
They have enough energy and moisture in the bulb to bloom, but now that bulb is depleted and will have a much more difficult time blooming again. ☹️
In the ground, they are pulling up water and nutrients from the soil to maintain the plumpness of the bulb, and allow new bulbs to bud off and grow alongside the original bulb.
_ElleBellen
Life… finds a way 🌸
AcanthisittaNo6653
They may have been refrigerated before you bought them. Warming up wakes them up.
You can also keep these inside if it’s the wrong time to plant outside. I’d try Leca …
McBernes
The pic i took doesn’t look like it posted, ill post a pic without text
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I let the bulbs for these sit, I got caught up with stuff, and they started to send out shoots but no leaves or blooms. I put them in soil and they just took off.
They are using the stored energy in the bulb to bloom.
They should be planted….but if stored, in the dark and in a cooler/ cold cellar
TeguhntaBay
Probably too warm. They think it’s growing season. They need to think it’s winter to stay dormant.
The_Island_Idiot
I’d plant them back where they were, but in a pot with soil. They seemed to have liked living there.
Sad_Cantaloupe_8162
Where did you purchase them? They look to be of great quality if they bloom on a shelf.
atmoose
I don’t have any advice, but the same thing happened to me. I bought some saffron bulbs this fall. I was lazy, and didn’t plant them immediately like I was supposed to. I also kept them in my living room with the box slightly ajar so it was warm and they got light. I noticed that they were starting to sprout. I did end up planting them maybe two weeks ago? I’m a little worried if they’ll survive to next year, but that’s what I get for waiting.
AaaaNinja
Did they get warm?
Marguerite_Moonstone
Store bulbs in the freezer or fridge next time, for now this batch is going and freezing now would kill them. Get a pot out and enjoy them.
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Where did you store them? Bulbs need to be kept in the dark and cool. Why not just plant them all? It’s hard to keep bulbs long term in storage.
OMG following! Mine are sprouting too!
Bulbs are not seeds, so they typically don’t store dormant for very long. That’s not to say it’s impossible though. I’ve had some forgotten elephant ear corms that sprouted and grew just fine after being dormant and forgotten for over a year. It’s possible you may have been able to delay sprouting with strict environmental control, saffron crocus bloom in fall when temperatures start to drop, so I imagine you’d have to keep them consistently warm (summer temps) but eventually they’d sprout or dry out or rot. Plant them if you want them, but they’ve expended a lot of energy to flower without water, light and nutrients, so it might be worth just getting new ones if/when you want them.
The energy to grow and bloom is stored in the bulb from the previous year. So if you don’t plant and nourish these now there will be no blooms next year and probably no growth at all. Now that they are in active growth it’s probably too cold to plant outside and not enough light inside unless it’s supplemented with a grow light. Not sure what to advise except to always plant bulbs as soon as possible after receiving them. The only exception to that is if you live in zone 8 or above you would need to refrigerate some cold climate bulbs like tulips so they get enough cold to bloom.
Put them all in the ground immediately
Some bulbs store well for a little while, but saffron crocus really don’t like being out of the soil for any amount of time so not one for ‘storing’.
porque son bulbos.
PLANT THEM
I bought the exact same ones lol
Saffron are fall blooming. Get them in the ground and they will be fine.
Harvest first. Maby have an exotic dish.
Life finds a way. 🤣
I’m just MAD about Saffron
I’m impressed that you’re trying. Anybody know how many you have to plant to get enough for maybe one dish? Are the stamens difficult to harvest?
Saffron crocuses are fall blooming crocuses and they will bloom regardless of being planted in the ground or not. Just make sure that you plant all of this right away and all will be ok.
They have enough energy and moisture in the bulb to bloom, but now that bulb is depleted and will have a much more difficult time blooming again. ☹️
In the ground, they are pulling up water and nutrients from the soil to maintain the plumpness of the bulb, and allow new bulbs to bud off and grow alongside the original bulb.
Life… finds a way 🌸
They may have been refrigerated before you bought them. Warming up wakes them up.
https://preview.redd.it/cf8hg0ghfh1g1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e73f68e753234dc8d0fed577bbaa7f0908f774a
Second season pickings, planted 10 bulbs.
You can also keep these inside if it’s the wrong time to plant outside. I’d try Leca …
The pic i took doesn’t look like it posted, ill post a pic without text
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I let the bulbs for these sit, I got caught up with stuff, and they started to send out shoots but no leaves or blooms. I put them in soil and they just took off.
https://preview.redd.it/ogptoz4nhh1g1.jpeg?width=466&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2461616574b5a2f25a9e20da9dc01285833a199
Oops you failed successfully XD
Life wills out
They are using the stored energy in the bulb to bloom.
They should be planted….but if stored, in the dark and in a cooler/ cold cellar
Probably too warm. They think it’s growing season. They need to think it’s winter to stay dormant.
I’d plant them back where they were, but in a pot with soil. They seemed to have liked living there.
Where did you purchase them? They look to be of great quality if they bloom on a shelf.
I don’t have any advice, but the same thing happened to me. I bought some saffron bulbs this fall. I was lazy, and didn’t plant them immediately like I was supposed to. I also kept them in my living room with the box slightly ajar so it was warm and they got light. I noticed that they were starting to sprout. I did end up planting them maybe two weeks ago? I’m a little worried if they’ll survive to next year, but that’s what I get for waiting.
Did they get warm?
Store bulbs in the freezer or fridge next time, for now this batch is going and freezing now would kill them. Get a pot out and enjoy them.