Seeds from Poppy pods

I've been given a couple of Poppy pods and have no idea how to proceed with them id anyone can help please?

I've looked on the internet and most 'pods' seem to be dry and brown but the ones I've been given are still green so I'm not sure if they will still be OK to use for seeds.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

If their little “port holes” haven’t opened, it’s unlikely that the seeds will be brown and ripe inside.

You could try leaving them on a sunny window sill to see if they do open. If they do, and the seeds that fall out are brown, you could shake the seeds onto the soil where you want them to flower.

If they don’t open, you have the makings of a flower arrangement.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

It's best to put the pods in a small dish as when they open some of the seeds will fall out. The pod will turn brown and the fluted lid will raise to reveal holes. The pod acts like a pepper pot and you will be able to shake the seeds out when they are brown and ripe.

 

Really appreciate the help, thank you.

 

Sometimes if they've just started to turn, or are about to, having them in a nice dry sunny spot, or indoors on a windowsill, is enough to prompt them into turning properly. I collected a few heads from a little wild one recently and they're turning nicely
I also make sure they're in a container of some kind, or a paper bag, as the seeds can be really tiny, and will easily disappear everywhere!

Hopefully, yours will start to change and then you can sow them. Fingers crossed.

 

Thanks for the help. The Poppy pods are now in a brown paper bag and enjoying the sun on one of our warm windowsills. Will keep an eye on them.

 

I took these photos yesterday after collecting a few more seedheads, just in case it could be useful for you @FiestaRed .

The new ones look like this - still very green, but with a little browning happening around the top of the head.

These are the ones I collected a week or two ago, and they started off looking like the ones above. They're now ripening well and some seed has already dropped out.


It also depends on the type of poppy you received as to how they'll look. The big, blousy perennial types don't tend to come true from seed, and are usually propagated by cuttings to ensure the same colour etc, so if you know what the type/colour of the original plant is, you may not get the same result.

 

I've saved one of my neighbour's pods (a friendly man and keen gardener), and shaken the seeds out of the "pepperpot" into an envelope, for sowing next month.

 

That's brilliant. Thanks for all the help, really appreciated.

 

Thanks for taking the photo, I have a far better idea now. Really appreciate the help.