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    Simple Saffron

    Jun 26, 2019 2 minutes

    CONSIDERED THE WORLD’S most expensive spice (by weight), saffron is surprisingly easy to grow in a home garden. Saffron is produced by the saffron crocus, an autumn-blooming plant with showy lavender-purple flowers. Each flower yields just three orange-red stigmas, the wispy threads that are saffron spice.

    You can grow saffron at home by following five easy steps. First, pick the right spot. Saffron thrives in

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