AH ha! THANK YOU Master Michael. I knew not of the poison! <br><br>Siobhan<br><br><b><i>mikea <mikea@mikea.ath.cx></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 09:51:19AM -0800, Siren Song wrote:<br>> I am thinking about buying some bulbs to plant and try to harvest<br>>some Saffron. According to what I can find they grow in our "zone"<br>><br>> Does anyone know a good place in or around Shawnee / OKC / Norman to<br>>buy them or a good mail order bulb place?<br>><br>> If I have to mail order does anyone else want to get some <br>> so we can buy in bulk? I understand it takes a few plants <br>> to make enough for your own kitchen let alone to share :) <br>> http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/store/product.asp?dept_id=91&pf <br>> _id=1241&mscssid=F4AHVVA7C is what i found so far...
<br><br>Greetings, Siobhan!<br><br>You might try Horn Seed. They're big, and pretty good to work with.<br><br>It is vitally, CRITICALLY important that you get the _edible_ Saffron<br>Crocus, and not the common ornamental Crocus. The ornamental Crocus<br>contains Colchicine, which is a very nasty poison, and MUST NOT BE <br>EATEN.<br><br>-- <br>Mike Andrews / Michael Fenwick Barony of Namron, Ansteorra<br>mikea@mikea.ath.cx / Amateur Extra radio operator W5EGO<br>Tired old music Laurel; Chirurgeon; SCAdian since AS XI<br>_______________________________________________<br>Namron mailing list<br>Namron@ansteorra.org<br>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/namron-ansteorra.org<br></blockquote><br><BR><BR><div>Lady <font face="Arial" size="-1">Siobhan inghean ui Tigernaigh<br>http://www.bellaonline.com/site/renaissance<br></font>It's not the color of the <font color="#7f007f">T</font><font color="#ff0000">e</font><font color="#0000ff">x</font><font
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