Annual Poppy talk

In fact you should store all your poppy seeds in the freezer. they will last longer with a better germination rate.

I order mine late fall and sow them a month or 2 later. I have only been sowing here for 3 years and dont have a lot of seed stored after the season ends.
It sounds like something to do when I have seeds in Juy.

That's what I do when I harvest the seeds. Can't remember who taught me that trick, I think it was the hortaculturist at the high school. That's also what I do with my hibiscus seeds, it kills the little bugs that live inside.

I will definatly refrigerate this years harvest

I was given some poppy seeds about 6 years ago and just never had a place to put them, they've been in the freezer. I have a new garden bed to put them in and I winter sowed them a month or so ago and they have sprouted so I will have some Pizzicato this year.

I had no idea seeds would last that long.

Ge1836. "Dont be scared of the garden". You are so funny! Sowed my pack about 10 days ago. Weezingreens also recommend storing seeds in the freezer.

Thanks! I have to admit, fear of mistakes does stop me.

I planted some today, but I hadn't read this yet so I avoided the area. I will plant them tomorrow.

I got my seeds from Weezengreens. She sent a bunch of poppies and had mentioned they should still be good because she kept them in the freezer. She is a wealth of knowledge.

neat

If it stops raining I'll check poppies ,maybe a pix.

You can see ground Ge? This is exciting!!

I'm embarrased to say YES its green.
We didnt get the amounts of snow you did after all.
Anything over 8 inches doesnt matter, snow is white,right?
What ever front is going thru that was supposed to dump 5-8 inches of snow on Monday, has gone further north so we will have rain.
Fine with me.

I'm hoping to dodge this storm in forms of solid....hoping for more rain to melt this stuff. However...be careful what you wish for right? Flooding is going on all over right now!

The day of rain and temps in the 50's helped.
Yes there were flood warnings. I dont worry about that. We are on a clay hill with big retaining ponds and a creek quite far off.
There is a lot of runoff going thru our yard. Thats "going thru " not building up.

Its just barely light enough to see the ground is covered with snow. No poppy pix today unless it turns to rain.

The snow is mostly gone and poppies that early germinated are still there. Thanks all you poppie people who didnt let me fall into a funk when I saw sprouts last November.
Its still pretty wet but I can see sprouts .

ge: If you plant them, they will grow! Isn't it fun?

I am so psyched .April will reveal the direct sowed seeds I did in December.

I seeded OSPH last year and had great results. Ordered more and they are waiting in the fridge. Maybe some of the seeds need stratification.

I had bad luck with OSPS last year. Somnifariums didnt germinate.
I am giving the same order a second chance if there are no poppies I will not order from them again.

I started laurens grape on the basement floor as well as other perennial poppies. I have had great luck with them. The advantage of starting under lights is that you don't waste seed. I have given away a flat of o poppies and one of Laurens grape. I have planted out P naudical Laurens grape and P. carcneum. I have flats of alpine poppies, and O poppies Prince of Orange, Coral Reef and Princess Victoria Louise . I think thats right on the name of the last one.

I haven't heard of half of them. They sound wonderful, will have to look them up. Good luck with them.

Thanks Robyn. The Naudicals (iceland poppies) wilted down quite a bit when I transplanted them, but are standing up like little soldiers out in the garden....now if I can jus keep the rabbits away....They think my gardenis a smorgasbord.

I plant zinnias all around to help keep the rabbits away.

good idea

I'll give that a try.

My early germinaters from Nov. are still hanging in there.
Snow gone and its great to walk the garden to see whats comming up

I'm loving it, all kinds of poppies are popping up. Most excited about Lingholm. Although according to almanac end of next week major snow coming and then bitter cold after that. I am beginning to really hate winter.

unanimous here

Some of my babies taking the air on the pation . Many have already been planted are given away,

That sure is a great sight.

Zone envy

Joann

We have had a great spring so far. I hope it will be coming your way soon

I am hanging in there for more consistant warmth. Mostly to see what returnes but mainly to see where poppies are going to be. The sprouts are so small now and my eyesight is so bad, I need a 4 inch plant to be able to say for sure "Its a poppy"

This is a somnifarium that sprouted last Nov. at least thats when I first saw it.
Its held its own all winter.I believe the heat from the granit made survival possible.
It liiks like it will be happening this year.
No other late November seeds are showing.
I didnt see germinated seeds until late April last year so I'm not depressed,yet.

I SEE POPPIES !!!!!
where I thought they were gonners.
Some of the early germinated ones are gonners.
The RyBean's are sprouting.I need a mag glass to see them but they are doing it.
I sowed them in late November. They missed the week of warm weather that germinated the others.

Here are the teeny weenies
Venus annual poenia type

AND the Heritage and Ry Beaners

Does anyone have any poppy seedling pics to post? I am having trouble figuring out what is a weed and what is a poppy!

Thanks :)