Gardening enthusiasts often don’t even relax on vacation. The mind always runs to one’s beloved plants: are they okay? Will they have enough water?
But above all, those who have a garden or a flowered balcony are already thinking about what to plant when returning from vacation. In this regard, there is a bulb that should not be forgotten at all. Be careful because those who do not plant this beautiful flower immediately lose incredible anticancer and antioxidant properties.
The precious bulb to be planted in late August
There is such a precious spice that it is known as yellow gold. Many have already guessed: it is saffron.
When you return from vacation, don’t forget to buy some bulbs of this plant. In fact, the corms, or saffron bulbs, must be planted between the last weeks of August and the first of September.
Many gardening enthusiasts are intimidated by saffron: such an expensive spice will surely be very difficult to grow! In reality this is not the case at all, on the contrary Italy has a suitable climate for saffron.
However, the ideal soil must be dedicated to the bulbs. The soil must be neither too compact nor subject to stagnation of water. It should also be well fertilized with mature compost.
Cultivating saffron is therefore possible. But why is it important to do this?
Here are the reasons for growing saffron
First of all, saffron is a plant that can embellish any garden or balcony. The flowers are in fact beautiful and colorful, thanks to the delicate violet petals, the red stigmas and the bright yellow pollen.
Furthermore, saffron blooms between October and November. Precisely a period during which the terrace or the garden are likely to look a bit bare.
Of course, saffron not only pleases the eyes, but also the taste. The main reason for planting bulbs is therefore to take advantage of this spice in the kitchen.
Of course, the yield of some plants will not be very high. But it is worth it for the satisfaction of enjoying a risotto prepared with ingredients from the garden.
Finally, there is one last reason why you shouldn’t forget about this plant: you risk missing out on a myriad of health benefits.
Be careful because those who do not plant this beautiful flower immediately lose incredible anticancer and antioxidant properties
Nowadays, plants are used only to beautify rooms or for cooking. Yet, according to tradition, some herbs are real medicines.
This is the case, for example, of an aromatic plant that can help say goodbye to kidney stones. But this is also the case with saffron. Traditional medicine, in fact, attributes to this spice antiseptic, digestive and antidepressant properties. However, one should not believe in grandma’s remedies to be convinced by the benefits of saffron.
In fact, according to experts, saffron is very rich in antioxidant substances, including vitamin C, vitamin A and carotenoids. These nutrients raise the immune defenses and act against free radicals (one of the main causes of aging).
And that’s not all: the antioxidants contained in saffron help reduce the risk of getting cancer, cardiovascular disease and senile dementia.
In short, a real concentrate of health that should not be missing in any vegetable garden.
Deepening
This is the vegetable to plant in August to fill up on powerful antioxidants in the winter