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 :>

[bruxists.livejournal.com]

i am gardenless, but those are a lovely shade of deep purple. spring has sprung!

[summeranj.livejournal.com]

Ooooo....those are quite pretty.

[victriviaqueen.livejournal.com]

If you have any left, I have a perfect patch for them.

[emmabovary.livejournal.com]

Do these produce opium?

[xplodingsilence.livejournal.com]

That's a great shade. I've never seen them in that colour.

You can make some great cake with poppy seeds....(well, I love it, Peter hates it)

the best news!

[tartarisaws.livejournal.com]

...there is a gothgardening lj community! XD i bear it no ill will, but i have to chuckle. maybe it's the idea of them all outside in the sun, or maybe it's the idea of them arguing over whether "Green Thumb" is a perk worth one or two traits that gets me going... ^_~