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Re: Poppies

>I have never had much luck with Poppies here, but I may be planting them
>too deep and too late for our area.  CAN breadseed poppies be grown in S
>Central Tx , Zone 8?  My healthfood store has a gallon jug of them for
>cooking, if I bought some of those, how would I prepare them or the
>ground for planting. Should I wait till it's really hard winter? No
>snow, just freezing mud normally.
>martha

Yes, you can grow breadseed poppies in S. Central TX. I do, and I live
about halfway between Houston and San Antonio, just south of I-10. The deal
is, if we have an early summer, they may not be mature enough to set seed
before they give up in the heat. But, they are definitely worth a try.
Cindy in TX Z8/9
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