Crocus Ruby Giant.

Crocus is a Flower which signifies so much early Spring but in the same token can also blossom in Autumn. There are many varieties out there but I must confess that I only tried three including one I do not remember the name of (seizure is to blame for my spelling mistakes but also my partial memory). However I did try to grow Saffron Crocus rather successfully I would say.

Saffron Crocus.

To be honest it was one of my many experiments like the lets grow some Mushrooms scheme... I did grow the Saffron Crocus for only one year but they never showed up again and this was a good while ago, I will say may be nine years to a decade. I can roughly tell because we stopped using slug pellets or any insecticide about seven years now. We use Frogs and Ladybirds instead to control the Garden for us.

One of our many Frogs.

Anyhow I did manage to have Saffron which I was very happy about. I am also willing to try that experiment again but this time to not make it a one year affair. I must learn to grow them so they come back the following year and so on. 

Saffron is a rather expensive product on the market but a delightful ingredient in the kitchen.

Saffron strands from my Crocuses.

For 2022, this coming year I have my eyes on growing Ruby Giant. It is a purple Crocus which should be a delight to see blossoming either in the Spring or in September-October time. Potentially they should be looking like that:

 Ruby Giant Crocus.

A crocus comes in different colours but for some reason I always like the purple ones better. The state of my Ruby Giant at this moment in time is that they are being 'nursed' at home until I have a nice place to put them in the Garden when there is no more storms nor frost.

Crocus Ruby Giant showing up.