A beautiful stranger.......

Oo, while I think about it, they don't transplant at all.

 

Sorry, that was a bit of a random comment Yep, dead easy, but keep the hoe away from em

 

I started mine off in an electric propogator as I'd left it late, but that's not necessary. They can be a bit hit and miss starting so it's wise to sow more than you want. The flowers drop their petals usually within ten days, mine have only lasted three with the horrible conditions we've had this year. There are hundreds of seeds within one pod, so you probably won't need to keep them all. Clueless said he harvested his pods in September, but I'm going to take a couple off this week and see what happens.

After discussion here on GC we now know that it is legal to grow the poppies (being opium poppies) but it's obviously not legal to harvest them for the wrong purpose, if you get my meaning.

 

Sorry, FC.I'm sure there's a subtle joke lurking in there somewhere but I genuinely cannot see it,

 

That's soooooo naughty FC!

 

Jenny I'll PM you on that one, it's not fit for family ears!

 

I'm glad you put that politely FC.

 

Thanks for the PM Sheal.
FC - how COULD you? The things I learn on GC......

 

Do you manage to transplant them then Sheal? They always die if I try that.

 

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I know i shouldn't...but that was funny FC....Ey an on a sunday an all

 

This is the first year I've grown them Zigs but I don't think I'd attempt to transplant them. I've tried it with wild poppies in the past without success. I grew them from seed indoors and planted out went they were about six inches tall.