Re: California poppies
- Subject: Re: California poppies
- From: A*
- Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 04:53:43 -0500
Thanks Claire, I'll try stirring up the soil this time. If I put the seeds
out early, leave for a while,(days, weeks?) then stir up lightly--is that
what you mean? Stir up enough to lightly cover? Judy Warner
----- Original Message -----
From: <ECPep@aol.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: California poppies
> I may have missed some of these messages so if I repeat......
>
> Did anyone say that poppy seed hardy in the northern zones need to be in
full
> sun, no shade from other plants. They also should be grown in lean soil
with
> excellent drainage. Some of the opium poppies will take some shade but
the
> others will mature too late if shaded and bloom will be sparse and plants
> weak.
>
> It does not seem to matter here whether the seed is sown spring or fall.
> There is a belief by all the older gardeners I have met that sprinkling
poppy
> seed on snow is necessary for germination but that is not true.
>
> Disturbance of the soil will cause poppy seed to germinate outdoors. If
you
> have areas where seed has fallen and you gently cultivate when the sun has
> dried the spring runoffs, they will usually germinate immediately. If you
> plant in spring, plant early and mark the area, some warmth is also
needed.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
>
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