Re: Sowing seeds needing Darkness?
I always throw (sow) my Poppy seeds on top of a March or April snow.
Germination is great this way.
Caron
Nancy McDonald wrote:
> I can attest to that. I have some atlantic poppy seeds that I got last
> year and planted them in the fall, none of them germinated. I put them
> outside a couple of weeks ago and they sprouted in the cooler weather.
> Nancy
>
> Glider Onair wrote:
> >
> > Hey, what Maryln said, plant the dark loving seeds under some soil!
> >
> > Consider other possible sources with problem species too though.
> >
> > Some species of Papaver, including the ever popular P. somniferum and P.
> > rhoeas both like it rather cool when sprouting. Plant them after the
> > temperatures are in the 70s, and germination may be poor.
> >
> > Thanks for flying,
> > Glider
> >
> > At 11:36 AM 1/21/2000 EST, you wrote:
> > >
> > >I am starting some of my perennial seeds.
> > >A few Lupines are already up.
> > >
> > >I have several seeds that I am wanting to plant that need Darkness to
> > >germinate.
> > > Centaurea
> > > Delphinium
> > > Lupin
> > > Myosotis
> > > Pansies
> > > Papaver
> > >Thought my list was longer but this is all I see right now.
> > >
> >
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