Learn more about Iranian saffron
Suitable weather Saffron : Saffron is a plant in subtropical areas with mild winters and hot, dry summer is going well .
Saffron is high resistance against cold, but because of its growth coincided with the fall and winter and early spring are naturally in the proper air –proportioned needs. Sleep or rest period in plants ( summer ) rainfall or irrigation is so harmful for cultivation in warm southern regions of Gilan and Mazandaran provinces and territories is not common .
Sunny land without trees, is also exposed to cold winds are not suitable for growing saffron . However, in some villages Ghaen Birjand and barberry bushes in the shade of almond trees that can be planted in summer under irrigation .
The plant’s maximum temperature between 40 to 35 ° C and at altitudes between 1300 and 2300 meters above sea level , has shown a good performance . Suitable soil for growing saffron crocus bulbs since a long ( 7-5 years old ) stayed on Earth .
Earth, sand, clay or a combination of the onion to the style of this period in addition to the food supply , in contrast to the specific requirements of regional resistance .
So for proper plant growth and development and production of high quality and favorable fertile land and no trees drained soil ( loamy , Lemonade , clay and sand) with lime and salt on the ground that the PH is between 7-8 and poor moist , acidic preferred .
Saffron hold ground with stones or weeds or decaying organic matter is not a good product, it does not .also be done in spring or early summer .
regardless of the frequent provision of suitable farming land, some of the weeds are cleared . The plots of land are classified by length and width than the slope of the plots of land and water power set .breaking the crust of the weeds are cleared in August or September after playing 40 -80 tons of manure and 200 kg ammonium phosphate as the Faroe reshaped and prepared for cultivation .
( Of course nutritionists have recommended that about 250 kg of potassium sulphate is mixed with the soil at this stage ), onion and saffron : Saffron Only by establishing new plantations bulbs available and is the norm.
So the preparation and selection of the finest bulbs for planting in the development of culture is important.
Better onions are planted in the ground after removing the bulb while continuing to break new ground to be deployed .displacement is gone and it hurt .
based on research conducted by the Industrial Research Center of Khorasan best time is May cultivate .
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