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• starting annual poppy seeds inside

  Posted by Bern on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:00 pm ADT

  I was just starting annual poppy seeds inside and the directions said to provide darkness. I have not started these inside before so I was wondering if I should just cover them or what? Thanks for any help.

  • re: starting annual poppy seeds inside

    Posted by Jennifer Barton on Friday, April 25, 2008 9:02 am ADT

    Hello... I have tried to start poppies inside without very much luck. I have heard that poppies do not transplant very well and are best sown directly into your garden when possible... Happy Gardening and good luck

  • re: starting annual poppy seeds inside

    Posted by anna on Friday, April 25, 2008 4:35 pm ADT

    we always collect poppy seeds when the flowers die of. If you sprinkle them in your garden in late May, depending where you live, and water every day, they will sprout and bloom. We've been doing this for about 5 years now. Good luck.

  • re: starting annual poppy seeds inside

    Posted by tammy on Monday, April 28, 2008 10:22 pm ADT

    I have heard that poppies do not like to be transplanted and I truth I have never had any luch transplanting annuals. Better just to sow them into the garden after your last frost date. But in the matter of perenial poppies I have had great success starting them early 6-8 weeks and them transplanting them. Also the same poppies now three years old have self seeded and I have divided the clump into three separate plants earlier this fall. I don't expect many flower this year but all made it thru the winter have have good growth. My transplanting advice is this. Dig the new hole before you did up your plant, and take as much soil from around your plant as you can get on a shovel. I have rarely lost a plant to transplanting. Cheers, tammy