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Haha, too funny!!! That's a whipped cream cheese topping.

It has definitely been one of my favorite purchases. That and the GreenStalks!!

Look up Sour Dough Cinnamon Rolls by The Clever Carrot. I followed her recipe exactly!

Lol, I feel the one I have is not big enough either, But I don't think I will be satisfied even if I go bigger!!

@@jeanlee9569 how awesome is that! The miracle of Nature!!

Great question, actually! If you are concerned about the dirt and grime that might flow from the rooftop, the advice is usually to empty out the first barrel that fills up after a long dry spell. After that, the water should be clean enough to use to water your plants! At least, I do feel good about it!

you don't drink it right out of the barrel! you still filter and boil it

I never drink it, lol, it's just for my plants. But if I did need to drink it, I definitely would filter, boil, filter!!!

@@forgotmypassword125 depends on how complex you want to make it, but you can do a lot of things to keep the water cleanish. Here are the ones I'm familiar with. 1) A dirt diverter. Basically a Y junction with a long length of pipe. Since the roof is feeding the barrel, anything on the roof at the beginning of the rain will be swept into the barrel. The diverter collects this dirty water with muck in it through gravity. Once it fills up, less debris strewn water goes into barrel. You uncap the diverter to flush the water out and reset. 2) Specific coating on the barrel. To keep out UV light (stops algae from reproducing) to a black exterior that helps heat up the water and helps reduce microbe reproduction. 3) In barrel filters. Usually a mixture of sand and carbon. 4) Filter barrels. You use multiple barrels with filters in them that gravity feeds them down the line to get increasingly clean water. 5) Chemicals. Just dump in some chlorine or bleach. Of course for plant watering you'll want to make sure you don't overdue it and kill the plants. You can actually reverse some of this once the water has been purified (chlorine I think) where you leave out the water and either let it off-gas or get hit with UV light, one of the two breaks it down. Overall for just watering the garden, you don't necessarily need to go overboard, just enough to keep bacteria and algae blooms from poisoning the water. Definitely add mechanical debris separators though, this will help your equipment from getting gummed up and increasing its lifespan.

​@@Donkringelthanks so much for the fantastic, and thoughtfully written tips. I am going to pin you comment so others can be edit from learning too!

Thanks, Lannie! Those metal raised beds are my new love!!

@ I hear you!

Aw, so sad to hear about the misfortunes you've been having, yep, every critter loves saffron corms, love to of good nutrition for them, ugh. Hope next season is better 🤞

You are so welcome!!! I am certainly giving away a few too!!!

I had lots of issues with aphids, to the point that I pulled out all my plants from the greenstalk and planted them elsewhere. I also found that because I was watering too much, the berries were tasteless. Giving it another shot to see whether I have better luck this time.

@@gannas42 saffron is hardy in zone 5, however you will need to give it some winter protection like a thick layer of mulch, or plant in containers and bring it in during the coldest months of the year.

@@krishi.0 oh interesting, is the taste similar?

@GreenLove1 Flavourless , so we use it in biriyani and other rice dishes and use it as tea ( leaf + petal ) . We grow it in bulk because of its medicinal value . The whole plant is beneficial and we sell it to ayurvedic physicians . It is affordable and easy unlike saffron as saffron cultivation may lead to crop failure . So , saffron is grown for personal use as 170-160 flower will produce just 1 g of saffron .

@krishi.0 great info, thanks for sharing! Yep, definitely see how Saffron is a huge gamble if doing it commercially! I will have to look more into growing safflower, particularly for its medicinal benefits!🧡

Thanks for the tip, much appreciated!

@@GreenLove1 thank you so much for creating a detailed video. I have been very interested in the benefits of saffron but find that it is often outside of the price range I have available at the moment. I am looking forward to learning how to grow this magical and medicinal plant.

Just want to let you know that the link doesn't work. Is there any way you could post the name of the video so I can find it that way?

If I copy the link into youtube, it just brings me back to this video 😅

Interesting that the link brings you back to this video, hmm. Anyway, just go to my channel page and you will find it in a playlist called Growing Saffron. The name of the video starts with "The Complete 4 seasons of growing saffron...". You can also search for that phrase on TH-cam. Please let me know if you still cannot find it!

​@@GreenLove1 thank you so much for the help! I found it 🎉

@@car507 I love that you subscribed to my channel too, Thank you!! I have linked the spinner base that I used for four of my GreenStalks in the description. But to be perfectly honest, I am saving up to replace them with actual GreenStalk spinner / movers, because those are just so much better! A bit pricey though!

@ thank you I think I might do the same and save up or put them on my Christmas list lol

Yep,.just leave it. Saffron does not need any fertilizer if it's in-ground, in pots just give it a well balanced liquid fertilizer during the active growth period.

Ah, that was the first part of the video, did you see the last pic? Not so lush anymore 🤒

@ it's the season tho

@@twilliam6820 how kind of you, thank you! So glad you caught up too!!

@@twilliam6820 the years fly by! Your patience will be rewarded!!

@@dafadilly615 lol, it might just be a California thing, but I ALWAYS find black widows in mine!!

Lol, I definitely should have put up a warning sign, spider pics ahead!!!!

My experience with pepper plants has been that it's best to leave them in place, don't disturb the roots. Those overwintering steps are needed only if you are bringing them indoors.

@ Thank you!

Half-inch hardware cloth

@@sherylbailey2783 you are so welcome! While I do have gophers in my back yard, they have not eaten the saffron corms- maybe they just have not found them yet!! I do have an entire playlist called "Growing Saffron" which includes harvesting videos, but really, all you need to do is regularly pinch off the orange stigma and let it dry in a plate for a week, and then store in the fridge in a small airtight jar! Enjoy your saffron!!💜🧡

@GreenLove1 Thank you!

Well I got these plants, from a friend, and I'm trying to plant them and see if they can establish some roots before the cold weather really hits. And yes, hoping they will overwinter! If not I'll just buy a fresh batch and plant them in Spring

@@GreenLove1 I've got some strawberries that are still outputting in my green, so I might roll it to a more sheltered/warmer area and see what happens.

@heylo757 would love to know how they turn out! Good luck!

@@HzFvr you are so welcome, glad you liked it!

@@jolee6751 yeah, I know a lot of people who leave the roots and those will decompose, so that's fine too. I just like to start off clean!!

Good luck, hope it works well for you!!

No, I just purchased one batch of 24 corms in 2021, this year I planted 670!!! Check out my recent video on my channel where I have documented my 4 seasons of growing saffron. There are some things to know that have caused some gardeners to give up unfortunately! th-cam.com/video/Rv1KaZufvUA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wTMxgDa6y0YQAjn6

Woohoo!!! 🙌

@@josephl.garlington8238 oh, just harvest anyway!

@@theblissgarden lol, I am sure @lifebyMikeG will have some great tips on his channel

@@PeetyPeety-l1f it's a Fall blooming crocus. You might want to do an internet search to figure out the best time in Michigan. In California I start in September

You bet I will! So glad you are enjoying the videos and finding them useful!

@@meerasoni5221 I am doing a small set up this year, keen to see how they do! Thanks for the tip! Do you grow saffron indoors?

@@ediblegardeningforgeeks2528 I watched your video. Great info, thanks for sharing!

Check out my playlist called "Growing Saffron". - I pretty much answer all your questions in the more recent videos!

I Do not have personal experience growing in a tropical climate. Saffron does need a very long dry hot summer, So you will need to be able to simulate those conditions, The rain during summer will probably cause it to rot. Kindly do some research, I believe there is information on the internet of people who have tried to grow it in Malaysia

I too continue to inspire me 🙂💚