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title: "It's July and I'm back from my family holiday which means it's time…"
description: "It's July and I'm back from my family holiday which means it's time to send the saffron corms into dormancy! Normally this would be done in May/June but mine…"
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author: "Jess Byrd"
published: "2026-07-06T03:44:14.239007Z"
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# It's July and I'm back from my family holiday which means it's time…

_Posted by Jess Byrd on 2026-07-06_

It's July and I'm back from my family holiday which means it's time to send the saffron corms into dormancy! Normally this would be done in May/June but mine sprouted during shipping. No light and no water indoors until early to mid September. I may even wrap the pot in hardware cloth and put it on the shaded porch on super dry summer days.

Until fall, say goodnight to The Alices.

P.S. Planta wants me to keep watering lol. No no... no... no. xD That's a great way cause corm rot.

## 2 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-06

in the plant settings you can click the care schedule and set it to custom, and set the summer watering schedule to "never"

#### Jess Byrd replied on 2026-07-06

Thank you! I found that setting about 10 minutes after posting this. Hehe ^\_^

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