Poppy Seeds

[ltmurnau]

It's spring, and I have a lot of poppy seeds lying around. I can't plant them all, so if any of you would like to get some seeds from me, please let me know.

Most of them are dark red with a black centre, but many of them are coming up dark purple, almost black, viz.:



They're rather mixed up, so I am not sure exactly what you will get. I also don't know if there would be any issues about mailing seeds outside of Canada. Poppies grow pretty well around here, best spot would be a warm sunny spot with sandy soil. Germination rates are great, they come up like a little field of lettuce so you need to thin them out early for best results.

(xposted to gothgardening)

Comments

[piratepantsnana.livejournal.com]

Omigoodness, i love poppies! Hmm... I'm not sure if they'd work in my "garden" or not though since i just have planters, not an actual patch of dirt... What do you think? If you've heard they grow alright in planters, I'd love some seeds :>

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

They'll be fine. They may not get much more than a foot tall though; their roots spread out, rather than down and they like to grow in separated clumps.

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